{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-44-26","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:44-26","heading":"Action brought for possession; assertion of claim by garage keeper; procedure.","body":"In an action brought for possession by the motor vehicle owner or person entitled to possession of the motor vehicle, the garage keeper shall assert his claim for a lien in the court in the manner prescribed by the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey.  The court may hear and determine the matter in a summary manner, and shall determine the amount due to the garage keeper, if any, and the amount of court costs, if any, due to the court clerk.\nL.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1998, c.122, s.4.","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":"f9a7bef5d1254f0c4f768dee9c73288d8ed6cacc6b84590ceda68f7a5d79e047","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-44-24","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-44-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}