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2020 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 2C - The New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice
Section 2C:58-22 - Immunity from liability for law enforcement.

Universal Citation: NJ Rev Stat § 2C:58-22 (2020)
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2C:58-22 Immunity from liability for law enforcement.

3. a. A law enforcement officer who, in good faith, does not file a petition for an extreme risk protective order or temporary extreme risk protective order shall be immune from criminal or civil liability.

b. A law enforcement agency shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for any damage or deterioration of firearms or ammunition stored or transported pursuant to section 7 or 8 of P.L.2018, c.35 (C.2C:58-26 or C.2C:58-27) unless the damage or deterioration resulted from recklessness, gross negligence, or intentional misconduct by the law enforcement agency.

c. The immunity provided in subsections a. and b. of this section shall be in addition to any privileges or immunities provided pursuant to any other law.

L.2018, c.35, s.3.

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