46:8-32. Service of process on Superior Court clerk
6. Service of process on the clerk of the Superior Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part or municipal court having jurisdiction over the municipality in which the property is located shall be deemed service on the landlord upon submission to the court of the following:
a. A certification of the tenant stating that he does not know the landlord's whereabouts after having made a diligent effort, satisfactory to the court, to determine the same; and
b. Proof of failure of service by certified mail as provided in section 5 of this act.
L.1974,c.50,s.6; amended 1981,c.299,s.4; 1991,c.91,s.456.