New Jersey § 54:36-7 Executor or trustee not to deliver property until tax paid

New Jersey Statutes

§ 54:36-7 — Executor or trustee not to deliver property until tax paid

New Jersey § 54:36-7

Title 54TAXATION

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Bluebook

N.J. Stat. Ann. § 54:36-7 (2026).

Text

No executor or trustee shall turn over any property of an estate mentioned in sections 54:36-3 to 54:36-6 of this title until the tax due thereon, and interest, if any, shall have been paid to the state tax commissioner. Any executor or trustee who shall turn over any such property prior to the payment of the tax due thereon, together with interest, shall be personally liable for such tax and interest, which liability may be enforced in an action at law in the name of the state.

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No executor or trustee shall turn over any property of an estate mentioned in sections 54:36-3 to 54:36-6 of this title until the tax due thereon, and interest, if any, shall have been paid to the state tax commissioner. Any executor or trustee who shall turn over any such property prior to the payment of the tax due thereon, together with interest, shall be personally liable for such tax and interest, which liability may be enforced in an action at law in the name of the state.