Code · New Jersey · Title 2A — Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice · Chapter 15

2A:15-41. Capias; grounds in action founded upon tort

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A capias ad respondendum shall issue in an action founded upon a tort only when the action is founded upon

(a)an outrageous battery or a mayhem,

(b)a claim of damages for the misconduct or neglect of a public officer or

(c)a wilful or malicious act and the defendant is a nonresident or is about to remove from the state. In such a case the court shall hold the defendant to bail, in an amount which it thinks proper under the circumstances.