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D.N.J. L. Civ. R. 79.1

Custody of Original Papers, Records and Exhibits

activein force · 2010-03-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) No original papers or records shall be taken from the Clerk's office or the courtroom (except in

the custody of the Clerk) without an order from a Judge.

(b) Unless the Court otherwise directs, each exhibit admitted into evidence prior to disposition of

any matter shall be held in the custody of the Clerk.

(c) Unless the Court otherwise directs in civil matters, the Clerk shall permit only the parties to the

action or their attorneys to examine or copy exhibits in the Clerk's custody.

(d) At the conclusion of the trial or other disposition of a civil matter, the Clerk shall promptly return

all exhibits to the attorney for the party on whose behalf they were introduced, except those pleadings from the

Clerk's file marked as exhibits. The attorney to whom the exhibits are returned shall be responsible for their

preservation until the time for appeal has passed, during the pendency of any appeal, or for six months,

whichever period is longer, and shall make them available to any party or attorney for any party for the purpose

of preparing the record or appendix on appeal.

(e) In the event that exhibits consist of heavy or bulky models or other material which cannot

conveniently be mailed, the Clerk, in writing, shall notify the attorney who introduced such exhibits to remove

them within 21 days and, upon the attorney's failure to do so, they shall be disposed of as the Clerk sees fit.

History

Amended: March 1, 2010.

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