Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:70-3 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:70-3: Hearing; Penalties; Payment, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Hearing; Penalties; Payment
Except as otherwise provided by R. 4:71, the court shall try the action pursuant to R. 4:67-5 without a jury, unless the statute imposing the penalty otherwise requires, on the return date and without the filing of any other pleadings unless the court otherwise orders. If the court finds that a violation has occurred, it shall enter judgment for plaintiff and impose a penalty as provided by the statute. Unless the statute otherwise requires, the parties may dispose of the charges of the complaint by stipulation, settlement, or consent order, in which case payment of a penalty as so provided shall be considered a prior violation for the purpose of determining subsequent offender status. Payment of all penalties shall be made to the court and shall be remitted to the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey unless the statute imposing the penalty requires other disposition.
Note: Source -- R.R. 7:13-3, 7:13-4, 7:13-5, 7:13-6, 7:13-17; caption amended, former paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) deleted, and new text adopted July 28, 2004 to be effective September 1, 2004.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 4:70-3 "Hearing; Penalties; Payment" {
Except as otherwise provided by R. 4:71, the court shall try the action pursuant to R. 4:67-5 without a jury, unless the statute imposing the penalty otherwise requires, on the return date and without the filing of any other pleadings unless the court otherwise orders. If the court finds that a violation has occurred, it shall enter judgment for plaintiff and impose a penalty as provided by the statute. Unless the statute otherwise requires, the parties may dispose of the charges of the complaint by stipulation, settlement, or consent order, in which case payment of a penalty as so provided shall be considered a prior violation for the purpose of determining subsequent offender status. Payment of all penalties shall be made to the court and shall be remitted to the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey unless the statute imposing the penalty requires other disposition.
Note: Source -- R.R. 7:13-3, 7:13-4, 7:13-5, 7:13-6, 7:13-17; caption amended, former paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) deleted, and new text adopted July 28, 2004 to be effective September 1, 2004.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-10; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:70-2 · R. 4:70-4 → · chapter 4:70 · all rules
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