N.J.S.A. 5:12-112.10 — Collection of amount delinquent, unlawful gambling.

5:12-112.10 Collection of amount delinquent, unlawful gambling. 23. At any time within five years after any amount required to be collected pursuant to the provisions of sections 14 through 23 of P.L.2025, c.128 (C.5:12-112.1 through 5:12-112.10) or for any violation of State gambling laws shall become due and payable, the Division of Gaming Enforcement may bring a civil action in the courts of this State, any other state, or of the United States, in the name of the State of New Jersey, to collect the amount delinquent, together with penalties and interest. If such action is brought in this State, a writ of attachment may be issued and no bond or affidavit prior to the issuance thereof shall be required. In all actions in this State, the records of the division shall be prima facie evidence of the determination of the amount of the delinquency. Each debt that is due and payable and required to be collected, and any monetary penalty imposed for a violation of the State�s gambling laws, shall constitute a lien on the real property in this State owned or hereafter acquired by the person owing such a debt or on whom such an obligation has been imposed. Except as otherwise provided in R.S.54:5-9, such a lien shall be a first lien paramount to all prior or subsequent liens, claims, or encumbrances on that property. L.2025, c.128, s.23.

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