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2013 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 59 - CLAIMS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES
- Section 59:1-1 - Short title
- Section 59:1-2 - Legislative declaration
- Section 59:1-3 - Definitions.
- Section 59:1-4 - Effect upon liability based on contract or right to relief other than damages
- Section 59:1-5 - Workmen's compensation laws not repealed
- Section 59:1-6 - Military and veterans laws not repealed
- Section 59:1-7 - Effect of assumption of liability by United States
- Section 59:2-1 - Immunity of public entity generally
- Section 59:2-1.1 - Immunity from liability for certain civil actions arising from roadway solicitations
- Section 59:2-1.2 - Immunity from liability for public entities, employees for damages resulting from computer failure in certain circumstances.
- Section 59:2-2 - Liability of public entity
- Section 59:2-3 - Discretionary activities
- Section 59:2-4 - Adoption or failure to adopt or enforce a law
- Section 59:2-5 - Issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of permit, license, etc.
- Section 59:2-6 - Failure to inspect, or negligent inspection of, property
- Section 59:2-7 - Recreational facilities
- Section 59:2-8 - Public assistance programs--termination of benefits
- Section 59:2-9 - Slander of title
- Section 59:2-10 - Public employee conduct--limitation on entity liability
- Section 59:2-11 - Actions of public entity, employee; immunity.
- Section 59:3-1 - Liability generally
- Section 59:3-2 - Discretionary activities
- Section 59:3-3 - Execution or enforcement of laws
- Section 59:3-4 - Acting under unconstitutional, invalid or inapplicable laws
- Section 59:3-5 - Adoption or failure to adopt or enforce any law
- Section 59:3-6 - Issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of permit, license, etc.
- Section 59:3-7 - Failure to inspect, or negligent inspection of, property
- Section 59:3-8 - Institution or prosecution of judicial or administrative proceeding
- Section 59:3-9 - Entry upon property
- Section 59:3-10 - Misrepresentation
- Section 59:3-11 - Recreational facilities
- Section 59:3-12 - Public assistance programs--termination of benefits
- Section 59:3-13 - Slander of title
- Section 59:3-14 - Public employee immunity--exception
- Section 59:4-1 - Definitions
- Section 59:4-2 - Liability generally
- Section 59:4-3 - Actual notice; constructive notice
- Section 59:4-4 - Failure to provide emergency warning signals
- Section 59:4-5 - Failure to provide ordinary traffic signals--Immunity
- Section 59:4-6 - Plan or design immunity
- Section 59:4-7 - Weather conditions; effect on use of streets and highways--immunity
- Section 59:4-8 - Condition of unimproved public property--immunity
- Section 59:4-9 - Unimproved and unoccupied portions of certain lands--immunity
- Section 59:4-10 - Immunity from liability relative to community forestry
- Section 59:5-1 - Failure to provide prison, jail or correctional facilities
- Section 59:5-2 - Parole or escape of prisoner; injuries between prisoners; pursuit for law enforcement purposes.
- Section 59:5-4 - Failure to provide police protection
- Section 59:5-5 - Failure to make arrest or retain person arrested in custody
- Section 59:5-6 - No liability after voluntary release from police custody
- Section 59:6-1 - Definitions
- Section 59:6-2 - Failure to provide medical facilities or mental institutions
- Section 59:6-3 - Prevention of disease or controlling communication of disease
- Section 59:6-4 - Failure to make physical or mental examination or to make adequate physical or mental examination
- Section 59:6-5 - Diagnosing or failing to diagnose mental illness or drug dependence
- Section 59:6-6 - Determinations in accordance with applicable enactments
- Section 59:6-7 - Escape of person confined; injuries between inmates
- Section 59:6-8 - Immunity for public entities, employees relative to certain actions for response to CBR agents.
- Section 59:6-9 - Procedures, rules, regulations.
- Section 59:7-1 - "Tax" defined
- Section 59:7-2 - Liability of a public entity or public employee generally
- Section 59:7-3 - Applicability of chapter
- Section 59:7A-1 - Definitions
- Section 59:8-1 - Date of accrual of cause of action
- Section 59:8-2 - Local public entity defined
- Section 59:8-3 - Claims for damages against public entities
- Section 59:8-4 - Contents of claim
- Section 59:8-5 - Signature
- Section 59:8-6 - Claim forms; additional evidence and information; examinations
- Section 59:8-7 - Place for presentation of claim
- Section 59:8-8 - Time for presentation of claims
- Section 59:8-9 - Notice of late claim
- Section 59:8-10 - Presentation of claim
- Section 59:8-11 - Time of presentation and receipt; proof of mailing
- Section 59:9-1 - Manner of trial
- Section 59:9-2 - Judgments, interest, limitations.
- Section 59:9-3 - Contribution by a public entity or public employee with a joint tortfeasor
- Section 59:9-3.1 - Percentage of liability
- Section 59:9-4 - Comparative negligence
- Section 59:9-5 - Discretion to award attorney's fees; limitation
- Section 59:9-6 - Suits against public employees--judgment or settlement as bar
- Section 59:9-7 - Review of amount of verdict or judgment
- Section 59:10-1 - Indemnification
- Section 59:10-2 - Refusal to defend -- indemnification
- Section 59:10-2.1 - Reimbursement
- Section 59:10-2.2 - Claim
- Section 59:10-2.3 - Applicability
- Section 59:10-3 - Public employee's duty to notify and cooperate with Attorney General
- Section 59:10-4 - Local public entities -- authority to indemnify
- Section 59:10-5 - Tort claims coverage
- Section 59:10-6 - Limitations
- Section 59:10-7 - Expiration; renewal
- Section 59:10-8 - Fees; control of litigation
- Section 59:10-9 - Insurance, indemnity unaffected
- Section 59:10-10 - Indemnification
- Section 59:10A-1 - Attorney General's duty to defend State employees
- Section 59:10A-2 - Grounds for refusal to provide defense
- Section 59:10A-3 - The Attorney General's authority to represent
- Section 59:10A-4 - Attorney General's exclusive control over litigation
- Section 59:10A-5 - Methods of providing defense
- Section 59:10A-6 - Powers not in derogation of existing authority
- Section 59:11-1 - Authority to settle claims
- Section 59:12-1 - Fund establishment
- Section 59:12-2 - Repealers
- Section 59:12-3 - Prospective application of act
- Section 59:13-1 - Short title
- Section 59:13-2 - Definitions
- Section 59:13-3 - Waiver of immunity from liability in contract
- Section 59:13-4 - Jurisdiction in the New Jersey courts
- Section 59:13-5 - Presentation and consideration of claims
- Section 59:13-6 - Notice of late claim
- Section 59:13-7 - Arbitration statute unaffected
- Section 59:13-8 - Interest on judgments
- Section 59:13-9 - Payment of claims
- Section 59:13-10 - Claims affected by this chapter
- Section 59:14-2 - Severability
- Section 59:14-3 - Appropriation
- Section 59:14-4 - Effective date provision
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