N.J. Stat. § 2A:23A-27: Payment of fees

8. Except in the case of an arbitration decision vacated by the court or offers of judgment made pursuant to court rules, the party petitioning the court for a trial de novo shall pay to the court a trial de novo fee in an amount established pursuant to the Rules of Court, which shall be utilized by the judiciary to pay the costs of arbitration including the fees of the arbitrators.

L.1987,c.329,s.8; amended 1993,c.88,s.2.