The Attorney General need not, on behalf of the State, make or offer to make any tender or payment into court either on or before filing a complaint seeking to settle the title to riparian lands or lands under water.
Rule 4:62-3.Tender; deposit in court
Current through June 18, 2026 · Last verified July 7, 2026
In one sentenceRule 4:62-3 excuses the Attorney General from making or offering any tender or payment into court when filing, on the State's behalf, a complaint to settle title to riparian lands or lands under water.
Full Text of Rule 4:62-3
Amendment History
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Source-R.R. 4:80-3.
Plain-English Summary
The State gets a pass that an ordinary quiet title plaintiff wouldn't get. When the Attorney General files a complaint on the State's behalf to settle title to riparian lands or lands under water, no tender or payment into court is required, either before filing or with it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Must the State tender payment before suing to settle title to riparian lands?
No. The Attorney General need not make or offer any tender or payment into court, on the State's behalf, in that kind of action.
Source & verification. The rule text and amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the
official New Jersey Rules of Court (N.J. Ct. R. 4:62-3). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey (N.J. Const. art. VI, § 2, ¶ 3). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 7, 2026. ·
Official source
Also known as: riparian lands title actionlands under water title