New Jersey Statutes Title 2A. Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice 2A § 18-35

It shall not be necessary, before obtaining the statement mentioned in this article, that execution issue out of and be returned into the Superior Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part. The statement may be made and filed at any time after judgment entered in that court, with the same effect as if execution had been issued and returned. If, however, execution has issued, the statement shall not be made and filed before a return has been made to the execution.