Rules of Court · Part 8 · New Jersey
R. 8:5-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 8:5-1: Complaint as Process, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Complaint as Process
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Process shall be the complaint. There shall be no summons or additional forms of process.
Note: Adopted June 20, 1979 to be effective July 1, 1979.
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rule 8:5-1 "Complaint as Process" {
Process shall be the complaint. There shall be no summons or additional forms of process.
Note: Adopted June 20, 1979 to be effective July 1, 1979.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-19; corpus harvested 2026-09-02R. 8:5-2 → · chapter 8:5 · all rules
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