New Jersey § 39:6-38 Partial payments which are deemed satisfaction of judgment

New Jersey Statutes

§ 39:6-38 — Partial payments which are deemed satisfaction of judgment

New Jersey § 39:6-38

Title 39MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 39:6-38 (2026).

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For the purposes of sections 9 to 14 of this act when:

(a)$10,000.00 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount for bodily injury to or the death of 1 person as the result of 1 accident;

(b)Subject to the limit of $10,000.00 for 1 person so injured or killed, the sum of $20,000.00 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount for bodily injury to or the death of more than 1 person as the result of 1 accident; or (c) $5,000.00 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount for damage to property as the result of 1 accident-- Such payment or payments shall be deemed a satisfaction of the judgment or judgments. L.1952, c. 173, p. 559, s. 16. Amended by L.1958, c. 95, p. 545, s. 4

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For the purposes of sections 9 to 14 of this act when: (a) $10,000.00 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount for bodily injury to or the death of 1 person as the result of 1 accident; (b) Subject to the limit of $10,000.00 for 1 person so injured or killed, the sum of $20,000.00 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount for bodily injury to or the death of more than 1 person as the result of 1 accident; or (c) $5,000.00 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount for damage to property as the result of 1 accident-- Such payment or payments shall be deemed a satisfaction of the judgment or judgments. L.1952, c. 173, p. 559, s. 16. Amended by L.1958, c. 95, p. 545, s. 4.