New Jersey § 2A:162-1 Record of recognizances in counties other than where taken; lien  thereof

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§ 2A:162-1 — Record of recognizances in counties other than where taken; lien thereof

New Jersey § 2A:162-1

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:162-1 (2026).

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When the real estate of the surety in a recognizance of bail is situate in a county other than the county where the recognizance is taken, the clerk of the court in which the bail is taken shall forthwith make and certify a copy of the recognizance and send the same to the county clerk or register of deeds of the county in which such real estate is situate, who shall record such certified copy in the same manner as if the recognizance had been taken in his county, and thereupon such recognizance shall constitute a lien upon such real estate and have the same force and effect as if taken in such county. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

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When the real estate of the surety in a recognizance of bail is situate in a county other than the county where the recognizance is taken, the clerk of the court in which the bail is taken shall forthwith make and certify a copy of the recognizance and send the same to the county clerk or register of deeds of the county in which such real estate is situate, who shall record such certified copy in the same manner as if the recognizance had been taken in his county, and thereupon such recognizance shall constitute a lien upon such real estate and have the same force and effect as if taken in such county. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.