Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:58-5 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:58-5: New Trial, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
New Trial
If an action is required to be retried, a party who made a rejected offer of judgment in the original trial may, within 10 days after the fixing of the first date for the retrial, serve the actual notice on the offeree that the offer then made is renewed and, if the offeror prevails, the renewed offer will be effective as of the date of the original offer. If the offeror elects not to so renew the original offer, a new offer may be made under this rule, which will be effective as of the date of the new offer.
Note: Former Rule 4:58-5 redesignated as Rule 4:58-6, and new Rule 4:58-5 caption and text adopted July 23, 2010 to be effective September 1, 2010.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 4:58-5 "New Trial" {
If an action is required to be retried, a party who made a rejected offer of judgment in the original trial may, within 10 days after the fixing of the first date for the retrial, serve the actual notice on the offeree that the offer then made is renewed and, if the offeror prevails, the renewed offer will be effective as of the date of the original offer. If the offeror elects not to so renew the original offer, a new offer may be made under this rule, which will be effective as of the date of the new offer.
Note: Former Rule 4:58-5 redesignated as Rule 4:58-6, and new Rule 4:58-5 caption and text adopted July 23, 2010 to be effective September 1, 2010.
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referenced_by: 4:46-4
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-07; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:58-4 · R. 4:58-6 → · chapter 4:58 · all rules
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