New Jersey § 2B:23-7 Oath of officer attending jury

New Jersey Statutes

§ 2B:23-7 — Oath of officer attending jury

New Jersey § 2B:23-7

Title 2BCOURT ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL CODE

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2B:23-7 (2026).

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The following oath shall be administered to the officer appointed to attend the jury: "Do you swear or affirm that you will do your best to keep every person sworn on this jury together in a private place, and that you will not allow any person to speak to them, nor speak to them yourself, except by order of the court, and except to ask them if they have agreed on a verdict, until they have so agreed?" Source: 2A:74-7 L.1995,c.44,s.1.

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The following oath shall be administered to the officer appointed to attend the jury: "Do you swear or affirm that you will do your best to keep every person sworn on this jury together in a private place, and that you will not allow any person to speak to them, nor speak to them yourself, except by order of the court, and except to ask them if they have agreed on a verdict, until they have so agreed?" Source: 2A:74-7 L.1995,c.44,s.1.