{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-56-42","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:56-42","heading":"Payments on principal of mortgage;  disposition;  discharge","body":"When the principal sum, or a part thereof, secured as provided in section 2A:56-41 of this title, is collected, it shall be paid into the superior court,  by payment to the clerk thereof, there to remain until paid out under the order  and direction of the superior court or reinvested, and the clerk and his  sureties shall be responsible therefor.  No other payment shall discharge the  bond and mortgage or authorize a county clerk or register to discharge the  registry on record thereof.\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":"504a12bdaf806f84a39f10319ca3073290a533337696f94b7315e23162a2cb38","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-56-41","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-56-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}