Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:59-3 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:59-3: Process In Behalf of and Against Persons Not Parties, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Process In Behalf of and Against Persons Not Parties
An order made in favor of a person who is not a party to the action may be enforced by the same process as in the case of a party and, if obedience to an order may be lawfully enforced against a person who is not a party, that person is liable to the same process for enforcing obedience to the order as a party.
Note: Source – R.R. 4:76; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 4:59-3 "Process In Behalf of and Against Persons Not Parties" {
An order made in favor of a person who is not a party to the action may be enforced by the same process as in the case of a party and, if obedience to an order may be lawfully enforced against a person who is not a party, that person is liable to the same process for enforcing obedience to the order as a party.
Note: Source – R.R. 4:76; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-07; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:59-2 · chapter 4:59 · all rules
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