{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-22-28","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 45:22-28","heading":"Surplus belongs to pawnbroker after five years","body":"If a surplus be not paid or claimed within five years from the date on which  it accrued, it shall revert to the pawnbroker for his own use and benefit.   Interest on unpaid surplus, at the rate of six per cent per annum, shall  accrue only after the pawnbroker's refusal to pay the same, upon lawful demand  thereof.","path":["TITLE 45 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"],"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":"3aa7ebeae0b43454efed5e544ef3e0f1c9b326e13ca41ca75c48aff3e1af3d4e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-22-27","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-22-29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}