{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-20-8","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:20-8","heading":"Discharge of debtor from confinement on assignment of property","body":"Upon making the assignment required by section 2A:20-6 of this title, the court may, by order, direct the sheriff to discharge the debtor from confinement on account of any debts previously contracted by him.\nL.1951 (1st SS), c.344.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"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":"c1a9e9d0bfcc196f2ba7097e4f6eaa05add120ec01832f99c60146be355af0eb","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-20-7","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-20-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}