Rules of Court · Part 7 · New Jersey
R. 7:9-5 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 7:9-5: Failure to Pay, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Failure to Pay
If without just cause or excuse, a defendant defaults on payment of a municipal court imposed financial obligation, the judge, on the record, may order the defendant to pay an aggregate monetary sanction for each order setting forth time payments not to exceed $50. The defendant shall pay the assessed sanction to the municipal court to be disbursed to the municipality where the offense occurred. This sanction shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed by statute or rule for failure to pay. A defendant’s inability to pay constitutes just cause for purposes of this rule.
Note: Adopted July 17, 2018 to be effective September 1, 2018.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 7:9-5 "Failure to Pay" {
If without just cause or excuse, a defendant defaults on payment of a municipal court imposed financial obligation, the judge, on the record, may order the defendant to pay an aggregate monetary sanction for each order setting forth time payments not to exceed $50. The defendant shall pay the assessed sanction to the municipal court to be disbursed to the municipality where the offense occurred. This sanction shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed by statute or rule for failure to pay. A defendant’s inability to pay constitutes just cause for purposes of this rule.
Note: Adopted July 17, 2018 to be effective September 1, 2018.
}
referenced_by: 6:6-1
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-19; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 7:9-4 · R. 7:9-6 → · chapter 7:9 · all rules
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