{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2-77","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:2-77","heading":"Commitment on failure to pay judgment and costs","body":"The court shall cause a defendant who refuses or neglects to pay forthwith the amount of a judgment rendered against him and the costs and charges incident thereto, to be committed to the county jail for a period not exceeding  ten days in the case of a first conviction, and in case of a conviction for a  second, subsequent or continuing violation, for a period not exceeding thirty  days.\nL.1939, c. 261, p. 677, s. 1.","path":["TITLE 26 HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"51fdd15f045de632dde90709fb518068dca483b97f639164ff87655de9bfc52a","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2-75","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2-81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}