New Jersey Statutes Title 2A. Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice 2A § 14-20

No action at law brought upon a prison limits bond, given to the sheriff of any county by an insolvent debtor or person arrested upon final process in a civil action, shall in any way operate against or affect the sureties named in and bound by the bond, unless such action shall be commenced within 16 years next after the date of the bond.