New Jersey § 2B:12-23 Default in payment of fine; community service

New Jersey Statutes

§ 2B:12-23 — Default in payment of fine; community service

New Jersey § 2B:12-23

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2B:12-23 (2026).

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2B:12-23. Default in payment of fine; community service.

a.A person, sentenced by a municipal court to pay a fine, who defaults in payment may be ordered to perform community service in lieu of incarceration or other modification of the sentence with the person's consent.

b.The county or municipal official in charge of the community service program shall report to the municipal court any failure of a person subject to a court work order to report for work or to perform the assigned work. Upon receipt of the report, the court may revoke its community service order and impose any sentence consistent with the original sentence. L.1993, c.119, s.1; amended 1996, c.95, s.13.

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2B:12-23. Default in payment of fine; community service. a. A person, sentenced by a municipal court to pay a fine, who defaults in payment may be ordered to perform community service in lieu of incarceration or other modification of the sentence with the person's consent. b. The county or municipal official in charge of the community service program shall report to the municipal court any failure of a person subject to a court work order to report for work or to perform the assigned work. Upon receipt of the report, the court may revoke its community service order and impose any sentence consistent with the original sentence. L.1993, c.119, s.1; amended 1996, c.95, s.13.