New Jersey Statutes
§ 2A:15-44 — Amercement of bail; arrest and imprisonment of defendant
New Jersey·Title 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
If the bail fails to bring in the body of the defendant when ordered by the court, they shall be amerced in a sum not exceeding plaintiff's debt or demand, with costs. The amercement shall have the force and effect of a judgment, upon which execution in the name and for the use of the plaintiff may be awarded if the court so directs; or in lieu of amercement, the court may arrest and commit the defendant as if upon a capias.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
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