2013 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 59 - CLAIMS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES
Section 59:5-2 - Parole or escape of prisoner; injuries between prisoners; pursuit for law enforcement purposes.
59:5-2 Parole or escape of prisoner; injuries between prisoners; pursuit for law enforcement purposes.
59:5-2. Parole or escape of prisoner; injuries between prisoners ; pursuit for law enforcement purposes.
Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for:
a.An injury resulting from the parole or release of a prisoner or from the terms and conditions of his parole or release or from the revocation of his parole or release;
b.any injury caused by:
(1)an escaping or escaped prisoner;
(2)an escaping or escaped person;
(3)a person resisting arrest or evading arrest;
(4)a prisoner to any other prisoner; or
c.any injury resulting from or caused by a law enforcement officer's pursuit of a person.
L.1972, c.45, s.59:5-2; amended 1997, c.423, s.2.
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