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N.J.S.A. § 54:4-81.

Certificate of commitment; certificate of release

Official textNew Jersey Statutes Annotated (Tax)lis.njleg.state.nj.us
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The collector who commits a person to jail shall give the sheriff or jailer thereof a certificate, signed by him, stating that he has committed the person for nonpayment of his tax, and for want of goods and chattels whereof to make a distress, and setting forth the amount of tax and costs. Upon the payment of the amount due to the collector, he shall give a certificate stating that the tax and costs have been paid, and directing his release from custody and upon delivery of such certificate to the sheriff or jailer he shall forthwith release the person named therein from imprisonment.

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In this chapter (40 sections)
  1. 54:4-66.8 · Permitted donations; use of funds
  2. 54:4-66.9 · Credit applied to property taxes
  3. 54:4-67 · Discount for prepayment; interest for delinquencies;…
  4. 54:4-67.1. · Accounts of unpaid properties deemed delinquent
  5. 54:4-68 · Property taxes, assessments, prepayment in certain cases
  6. 54:4-68.1 · Definitions relative to prepayment; issuance of receipt,…
  7. 54:4-69. · Discount; excess refunded; deficiency collected
  8. 54:4-69.1. · Payment of taxes by mortgagee
  9. 54:4-69.2. · Credit, against taxes due or to become due, for refund on…
  10. 54:4-70. · Acceptance of orders issued by school board as tax payments
  11. 54:4-71. · Payments entered in duplicate; cash book; mechanical…
  12. 54:4-72. · Collector's office; when open
  13. 54:4-73. · Collector's monthly report; payments to municipal treasurer
  14. 54:4-74 · Payment of State and county taxes by municipality
  15. 54:4-75 · Payment by municipality of school moneys to board secretary…
  16. 54:4-76 · Payment of taxes due by municipality, county; borrowing…
  17. 54:4-77. · State taxes; payment by county
  18. 54:4-78. · Enforcement of payment of personal taxes
  19. 54:4-79. · Arrest and imprisonment for nonpayment of personal taxes
  20. 54:4-80. · Warrant for distress or imprisonment; deputies; liability of…
  21. 54:4-81. · Certificate of commitment; certificate of release
  22. 54:4-82. · Hearing on debtor's ability to pay
  23. 54:4-83. · Limit to imprisonment for dog tax
  24. 54:4-84. · Advertisement and sale of personal property for taxes
  25. 54:4-85. · Collector's fees
  26. 54:4-86. · Further action to collect tax due; collector of arrears; bond
  27. 54:4-87. · Collectors of arrears; powers and duties
  28. 54:4-88. · Collector of arrears; no compensation in certain cases;…
  29. 54:4-90. · Sale of timber on unimproved, untenanted and other land
  30. 54:4-91. · Collector's annual statement of receipts
  31. 54:4-91.1. · Collector's list of delinquent taxes believed not…
  32. 54:4-91.2. · Release of collector; cancellation of uncollectible taxes
  33. 54:4-91.3. · Effective date
  34. 54:4-95. · List of delinquents published; cost charged
  35. 54:4-96. · Taxes exceeding value of realty; adjustment and settlement
  36. 54:4-97. · Settlement of unpaid taxes by city when lien is questioned
  37. 54:4-98. · Action when payment is made; cancellation of record
  38. 54:4-99. · Adjustment of past due taxes and interest charges; lien…
  39. 54:4-100. · Principal sum not to be abated unless market value exceeded
  40. 54:4-101. · Payment required in sixty days
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