Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey

R. 4:83-5 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:83-5: Verification, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

Verification

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Unless otherwise provided by these rules, all complaints shall be verified by the plaintiff upon oath that the allegations thereof are true to the best of the plaintiff's knowledge and belief. Every account shall be verified by the accountant upon oath that the account and the statements required to be annexed thereto are just and true to the best of the accountant's knowledge and belief.

Note: Source – R.R. 4:115-1; caption and text of former R. 4:97-1 amended and rule redesignated June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990.

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rule 4:83-5 "Verification" {
Unless otherwise provided by these rules, all complaints shall be verified by the plaintiff upon oath that the allegations thereof are true to the best of the plaintiff's knowledge and belief. Every account shall be verified by the accountant upon oath that the account and the statements required to be annexed thereto are just and true to the best of the accountant's knowledge and belief.
Note: Source – R.R. 4:115-1; caption and text of former R. 4:97-1 amended and rule redesignated June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990.
}
referenced_by: 4:65-5, 4:86-5
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-11; corpus harvested 2026-09-02

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