# N.J. Stat. § 46:15-9: Falsifying consideration, failure to disclose new construction on deed and affidavits; penalty

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T46_C15_S15-9

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 46:15-9
- **Heading:** Falsifying consideration, failure to disclose new construction on deed and affidavits; penalty
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 46 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-9

## Text

5. a. Any person who knowingly falsifies the consideration recited in a deed or in the proof or acknowledgment of the execution of a deed or in an affidavit annexed to a deed declaring the consideration therefor or a declaration in an affidavit that a transfer is exempt from recording fee is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. b. Any grantor conveying title to real property upon which there is new construction who fails to subscribe and append to the deed an affidavit to that effect in accordance with the provisions of subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.1968, c.49 (C.46:15-6) is guilty of a disorderly persons offense. L.1968,c.49,s.5; amended 1991, c.308, s.4; 2004, c.66, s.5.

## Nearby sections

- [N.J. Stat. § 46:15-5 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T46_C15_S15-5.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 46:15-6 Requirements for recording of deed evidencing transfer of title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T46_C15_S15-6.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 46:15-6.1 Sale of real property by sheriff; procedure; rules and regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T46_C15_S15-6.1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 46:15-6.2 Certification required for recording deed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T46_C15_S15-6.2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 46:15-7 Realty transfer fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T46_C15_S15-7.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 46:15-7.1 Supplemental fee for conveyance, transfer of property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T46_C15_S15-7.1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 46:15-7.2 Additional fee on certain transfers of real property over $1,000,000.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T46_C15_S15-7.2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 46:15-7.4 Refunding of fee on certain property transfers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T46_C15_S15-7.4.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 46:15-8 County, State sharing of fee proceeds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T46_C15_S15-8.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 46:15-9 Falsifying consideration, failure to disclose new construction on deed and affidavits; penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T46_C15_S15-9.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 46:15-10 Exemptions from realty transfer fee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T46_C15_S15-10.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 46:15-10.1 Partial fee exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T46_C15_S15-10.1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 46:15-10.2 Required provisions of annual appropriations act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T46_C15_S15-10.2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 46:15-11 Rules and regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T46_C15_S15-11.md)

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