New Jersey § 12a:4a-502

§ 12a:4a-502.

(1) As used in this section, “ creditor process ” means levy, attachment, garnishment, notice of lien, sequestration, or similar process

issued by or on behalf of a creditor or other claimant with respect to an account. (2) This subsection applies to creditor process with respect to an authorized account

of the sender of a payment order if the creditor process is served on the receiving

bank. For the purpose of determining rights with respect to the creditor process, if the

receiving bank accepts the payment order the balance in the authorized account is

deemed to be reduced by the amount of the payment order to the extent the bank did

not otherwise receive payment of the order, unless the creditor process is served

at a time and in a manner affording the bank a reasonable opportunity to act on it

before the bank accepts the payment order. (3) If a beneficiary's bank has received a payment order for payment to the beneficiary's

account in the bank, the following rules apply: (a) The bank may credit the beneficiary's account. The amount credited may be set off against an obligation owed by the beneficiary

to the bank or may be applied to satisfy creditor process served on the bank with

respect to the account. (b) The bank may credit the beneficiary's account and allow withdrawal of the amount

credited unless creditor process with respect to the account is served at a time and

in a manner affording the bank a reasonable opportunity to act to prevent withdrawal. (c) If creditor process with respect to the beneficiary's account has been served

and the bank has had a reasonable opportunity to act on it, the bank may not reject

the payment order except for a reason unrelated to the service of process. (4) Creditor process with respect to a payment by the originator to the beneficiary

pursuant to a funds transfer may be served only on the beneficiary's bank with respect

to the debt owed by that bank to the beneficiary. Any other bank served with the creditor process is not obliged to act with respect

to the process.