New Jersey § 2A:44-63 Lien on vessel causing damage to another;  enforcement

New Jersey Statutes

§ 2A:44-63 — Lien on vessel causing damage to another; enforcement

New Jersey § 2A:44-63

Title 2AADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

This text of New Jersey § 2A:44-63 (Lien on vessel causing damage to another; enforcement) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Jersey primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:44-63 (2026).

Text

When a vessel shall have been run down or run afoul of by any other vessel and is damaged to the extent of $20 or more through the negligence or willful misconduct of the navigator of such other vessel, the owner of the damaged vessel shall have a lien upon the other vessel and her apparel to the amount of the damage sustained. Any such lien shall be enforceable in the same manner as in the case of other liens under this article. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

When a vessel shall have been run down or run afoul of by any other vessel and is damaged to the extent of $20 or more through the negligence or willful misconduct of the navigator of such other vessel, the owner of the damaged vessel shall have a lien upon the other vessel and her apparel to the amount of the damage sustained. Any such lien shall be enforceable in the same manner as in the case of other liens under this article. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.