Venue refers to the particular county in which a court with jurisdiction may hear
and determine a case because that county has some relationship to the particular dispute.
In New Jersey, pursuant to R. 4:3- 2, venue in civil cases shall be laid (designated) by the
plaintiff in Superior Court actions as follows:
actions affecting real property are brought in the county where the affected
property is situated;
actions not affecting real property which are brought by or against municipal
corporations, counties, public agencies or officials, are brought in the county in
which the cause of action arose;
in all other actions, with few exceptions (see R. 4:3-2), venue shall be laid in
the county in which the cause of action arose, or the county in which any party
to the action resides, or in any county where summons was served on any non-
resident defendant; or
actions on and objections to certificates of debt for motor vehicle surcharges
that have been docketed as judgments by the Superior Court Clerk pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 17:29A-35 shall be brought in the county of residence of the judgment
debtor.
Moreover, according to R. 4:3-2(b), a corporati on is deemed to reside in the
county in which its registered office is located or in any county in which it is actually
doing business.
Finally, R. 4:3-2(c) provides that with the approval of the Chief Justice, the
Assignment Judge of any multicounty vicinage may order that instead of laying venue in
a county of the vicinage pursuant to R. 4:3- 2, venue in any designated category of cases
may be laid in any other county within the vicinage.
More information can be obtained from “ A PRACTITIONER’S GUIDE TO NEW JERSEY’S CIVIL COURT PROCEDURES”
KENNETH VERCAMMEN & ASSOCIATES, PC
ATTORNEY AT LAW
2053 Woodbridge Ave.
Edison, NJ 08817
(Phone) 732-572-0500
(Fax) 732-572-0030
Personal Injury Dept.: 732-572-0024
website: www.njpersonalinjurylawcenter.com
