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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 59:3-1

Liability generally

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Fernando Saint-Jean v. Palisades Interstate Park (2022)

Most recently applied in Fernando Saint-Jean v. Palisades Interstate Park (September 2022)

L.1972, c.45, s.59:3-1; amended 1994,c.49,s.1.

Generally. a. Except as otherwise provided by this act, a public employee is liable for injury caused by his act or omission to the same extent as a private person.

b. The liability of a public employee established by this act is subject to any immunity of a public employee provided by law and is subject to any defenses that would be available to the public employee if he were a private person.

c. A public employee is not liable for an injury where a public entity is immune from liability for that injury.

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