This template Certification of Service may be used in New Jersey Superior Court as proof of service pursuant to N.J. Ct. R. 1:5-3. It includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and optional clauses. All papers as discussed in to N.J. Ct. R. 1:5-1 (orders, judgments, pleadings subsequent to the original complaint, written motions (not made ex parte), briefs, appendices, petitions and other papers except a judgment signed by the clerk) which are filed with the court, require proof of service to be filed concurrently. N.J. Ct. R. 1:5-3. Failure to supply proof of service, however, will not invalidate proper service and the court may allow it to be provided at a later time. N.J. Ct. R. 1:5-3. Proof of service can generally be accomplished by filing either: • An affidavit of the person making service • A certification of service appended to the paper to be filed and signed by the attorney for the party making service N.J. Ct. R. 1:5-3. For a template Affidavit of Service, see Proof of Service: Affidavit of Service (NJ). For a full listing of key content covering fundamental civil litigation tasks throughout a New Jersey state court litigation lifecycle, see Civil Litigation Fundamentals Resource Kit (NJ). For more on service, see Filing and Serving Documents Other Than Initial Complaint and Summons (NJ) and Commencing a Lawsuit: Serving Process (NJ).