New Jersey Statutes Title 46. Property .46 § 16A-1

Any party, or his legal representative, to a settlement which will convey legal or equitable title to real estate or any interest therein or create any lien thereon by way of a mortgage, may file an instrument to be designated a “notice of settlement” with the county recording officer of the county in which the real estate is situate. The notice shall be filed in a book to be kept for that purpose entitled “Notices of Settlement,” and shall immediately be indexed in an index book entitled “Index of Notices of Settlement,” which index shall indicate the date of filing, the place of record and the names of the parties thereto. The county recording officer may charge a fee not to exceed the fee charged for the filing and recording of notices of Federal tax liens.