New Jersey § 2a:17-38
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 2a:17-38, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2a:17-38.
a. When a sheriff or other officer makes a sale by virtue of an execution or executions
to the sheriff or officer directed, the sheriff or officer shall, within 30 days thereafter, make and file, with his bill of costs or execution
fees, in the office of the clerk of the court out of which the execution or executions
issued, a true statement and calculation, in order of time, of the execution or executions
by virtue of which the sale was made, the amount or amounts due thereon, respectively,
at the time of the sale, the time or times of sale and the amount of the sales. b. (1) When calculating the amount due thereon, as described in subsection a. of this
section, the sheriff or officer shall additionally collect $350 per sale to be utilized
by the fund within the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency established
in section 6 of P.L.2021, c. 34 ( C.55:14K-99 ). (2) The revenues obtained from these increased amounts, after deduction of any actual
administrative costs incurred by the sheriff or officer in carrying out the provisions
of this subsection, shall be transmitted no later than the first day of each quarter
by the sheriff or officer to the fund with an accounting of collections and foreclosure
actions during the corresponding quarter. c. The statement shall be certified under the hand of the officer making and filing
it, and shall be conclusive against the officer only. If there be more sales than one , the statement shall be made and filed within 30 days after the final sale.
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Section 2a:17-38 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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