R. 8:3-8 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 8:3-8: Amended and Supplemental Pleadings; Deletion of Documents and Correction of Data, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 8:3-8 "Amended and Supplemental Pleadings; Deletion of Documents and  Correction of Data" {
(a) Amendments Generally. A party may, upon notice to all parties and proof of notice, amend pleadings at any time prior to the completion of the pretrial conference or, if there is no pretrial conference, at any time prior to the receipt of notice of the first date fixed for trial. The amendments in the amended pleadings shall be underlined. Unless the court and the proponent of the amendment are notified of objections within 20 days after service, the amendment shall be accepted. If objection is made, the matter may be listed for hearing in the discretion of the court. Amendment of the pleadings may be made thereafter only by motion for good cause shown. Amendments to conform to the evidence may be permitted in accordance with R. 4:9-2.
(b) State Tax Cases-Additional Deficiency Notices and Claims. Provided that the statute of limitations period has not expired, a complaint may be amended at any time prior to the close of proofs to include either:
(1) An additional deficiency notice issued by the Director of the Division of Taxation or other state agency or official during the pendency of an action to review a deficiency notice for the same tax or
(2) Any additional claim for refund for the same tax.
(c) Relation Back.
(1) Local Property Tax: Amendments to pleadings in local property tax cases relate back to the date of the original pleading provided that no party is significantly prejudiced by said amendment.
(2) To the extent that R. 8:3-8 and R. 4:9-3 are not consistent, R. 8:3-8 governs.
(d) Filing. The amendment of the complaint permitted under R. 8:3-8(b) shall be made by filing the amended complaint with the Tax Court and serving a copy upon all parties without the necessity of a motion.
(e) Deletion of Documents and Correction of Data. An order for deletion of a document or for correction of data in eCourts or an associated database, shall be submitted either by motion on notice to the other parties in the case or by consent order. Such orders may also be issued sua sponte by the court.
Note: Adopted June 20, 1979 to be effective July 1, 1979. Paragraph (a) amended July 8, 1980 to be effective July 15, 1980; paragraph (b) amended and paragraph (c) adopted July 16, 1981 to be effective September 14, 1981; paragraphs (a) and (b) amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; paragraph (a) amended July 10, 1998 to be effective September 1, 1998; new paragraph (c) adopted and former paragraph (c) redesignated as paragraph (d) July 22, 2014 to be effective September 1, 2014; caption amended and new paragraph (e) adopted July 31, 2020 to be effective September 1, 2020.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-23; corpus harvested 2026-09-02