New Jersey Statutes Title 40. Municipalities and Counties 40 § 48C-35

The taxes, interest and penalties imposed by any ordinance adopted pursuant to this act from the time the same shall be due shall be a debt of the taxpayer by whom payable to the municipality, recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action in the name of the municipality to be instituted within 3 years of the date due or of the filing of the report, whichever date is later.