N.J.S. § 39:7-3 Methods of Service; Notice to Defendant; Fees and Expenses

• Library: New Jersey Permanent Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through L. 2023, c. 194.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: N.J.S. § 39:7-3

Service of process upon the director shall be made by leaving the original and a copy of the summons and two copies of the complaint, with a fee of $10.00, in the hands of the director, or someone designated by him in his office, or, in an action commenced in any county other than Mercer county, then the sheriff or other authorized person may serve the director by mailing such papers to him by registered mail, with the said fee. Such service shall be sufficient service upon the nonresident chauffeur, operator or owner, if

a. Notice of such service and a copy of the summons with a copy of the complaint are forthwith sent by registered mail to the defendant by the director, or someone designated by him in his office; and

b. Defendant's return receipt and the affidavit of the director, or such person in his office acting for him, of the compliance herewith, including a statement of the date of such mailing and of the receipt of the return card, are appended to the original of the summons and the other copy of the complaint and filed in the office of the clerk of the court wherein the action may be pending; or

c. Notice of such service with a copy thereof and the original and a copy of the summons and two copies of the complaint are forthwith sent by registered mail by the director, or the person in his office acting for him, to the sheriff or other process server in the jurisdiction in which the defendant resides, with directions that such sheriff or process server, or someone acting for such sheriff or process server, shall serve the same upon the defendant in the same manner that service is legally effected in that jurisdiction, and the return of such sheriff or process server, or the person acting for such sheriff or process server in such jurisdiction, shall be appended to or endorsed upon the original summons and a copy of the complaint and returned to the director, and thereafter filed in the office of the clerk of the court wherein the action may be pending in this State; or