SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 1835

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: MARCH 10, 1997

      The Senate Judiciary Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 1835.

      Under current law, writs of execution against personal property issued by the Special Civil Part of the Superior Court are valid for a period of one year. This one year limitation can cause problems when, for example, a judgment-debtor agrees to pay a judgment in installments that last longer than one year. In such situations, the writ of execution is returned partially satisfied at the end of the year and the judgment creditor has to request and pay for the issuance of a new writ. This causes added expense for litigants and added work for court personnel. Implementing a recommendation of the Supreme Court's Committee on the Special Civil Part, the bill would provide that writs of execution issued by the Special Civil Part be valid for a period of two years.