R. 8:5-5 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 8:5-5: Proof of Service, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 8:5-5 "Proof of Service" {
Proof of service shall be submitted at the time a complaint is filed unless service is by mail and is not effected initially, in which case subsequent proof of service by simultaneous mailing by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and ordinary mail shall be submitted when service is effected. For purposes of R. 8:5- 3(a)(8), a plaintiff who is not the record owner of the property shall also file a proof of service of the counterclaim, if any, when the same is served by plaintiff on the record owner of the property. Such proof should include the date of service, the method of service utilized, and the name and address of the record owner of the property served.
Note: Adopted June 20, 1979 to be effective July 1, 1979; amended November 2, 1987 to be effective January 1, 1988; amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990; amended August 1, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-19; corpus harvested 2026-09-02