# N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-6: Bonds; notice of proposed judgment by confession or action on

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C50_S50-6

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-6
- **Heading:** Bonds; notice of proposed judgment by confession or action on
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-6

## Text

No judgment shall be entered by confession on any bond or note where a mortgage on real estate has been or may be given for the same debt or in any action on the bond or note, unless, prior to the entry of the judgment, if by confession, or prior to the commencement of the action, if the proceeding be by action, there shall be filed in the office of the clerk or register of deeds and mortgages as the case may be, of the county, in which the real estate described in the mortgage is situate a written notice of the proposed judgment or action, setting forth the court in which it is proposed to enter the judgment or begin the action, the names of the parties to the bond or note and to the judgment or action, the book and page of the record of the mortgage, together with a description of the real estate described therein. Amended by L.1979, c. 286, s. 5.

## Nearby sections

- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-1 No personal deficiency judgment in foreclosure actions or execution thereon for balance due](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C50_S50-1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-2 Order of proceedings; foreclosure; action on bond; limitations; parties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C50_S50-2.md)
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- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-2.2 Agreement to waive rights; invalidity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C50_S50-2.2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-2.3 Application of act](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C50_S50-2.3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-2.4 Severability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C50_S50-2.4.md)
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- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-4 Judgment in action on bond as opening foreclosure and sale; right of redemption; time for bringing action to redeem](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C50_S50-4.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-5 Answer in action on bond disputing amount of deficiency as termination of right to redeem; foreclosure and sale not to be opened](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C50_S50-5.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-6 Bonds; notice of proposed judgment by confession or action on](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C50_S50-6.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-7 Record of notice of proposed judgment by confession or action on bond; fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C50_S50-7.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-8 Action on bond where lien or mortgage has been extinguished by foreclosure of prior mortgage](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C50_S50-8.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-9 Judgment on bond not to open foreclosure and sale; right of redemption](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C50_S50-9.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-10 Record of notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C50_S50-10.md)

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