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Claims Against Public Entities

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Short title

Legislative declaration

Definitions.

Effect upon liability based on contract or right to relief other than damages

Workmen's compensation laws not repealed

Military and veterans laws not repealed

Effect of assumption of liability by United States

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
59:2-1.3

Liability for public entity, employee.

Liability of public entity

Discretionary activities

Adoption or failure to adopt or enforce a law

Issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of permit, license, etc.

Failure to inspect, or negligent inspection of, property

Recreational facilities

Public assistance programs--termination of benefits

Slander of title

Section
59:2-10

Public employee conduct--limitation on entity liability

Section
59:2-11

Actions of public entity; immunity.

Liability generally

Discretionary activities

Execution or enforcement of laws

Acting under unconstitutional, invalid or inapplicable laws

Adoption or failure to adopt or enforce any law

Issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of permit, license, etc.

Failure to inspect, or negligent inspection of, property

Institution or prosecution of judicial or administrative proceeding

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
59:3-15

Immunity from liability for certain professional services under certain circumstances.

Section
59:3-16

Immunity protection not provided under certain circumstances.

Definitions

Liability generally

Actual notice; constructive notice

Failure to provide emergency warning signals

Failure to provide ordinary traffic signals--Immunity

Plan or design immunity

Weather conditions; effect on use of streets and highways--immunity

Condition of unimproved public property--immunity

Unimproved and unoccupied portions of certain lands--immunity

Section
59:4-10

Immunity from liability relative to community forestry

Failure to provide prison, jail or correctional facilities

Parole or escape of prisoner; injuries between prisoners; pursuit for law enforcement purposes.

Failure to provide police protection

Failure to make arrest or retain person arrested in custody

No liability after voluntary release from police custody

Definitions

Failure to provide medical facilities or mental institutions

Prevention of disease or controlling communication of disease

Failure to make physical or mental examination or to make adequate physical or mental examination

Immunity from liability for failure to diagnose certain conditions; exceptions.

Determinations in accordance with applicable enactments

Escape of person confined; injuries between inmates

Immunity for public entities, employees relative to certain actions for response to CBR agents.

Procedures, rules, regulations.

"Tax" defined

Liability of a public entity or public employee generally

Applicability of chapter

Section
59:7A-1

Definitions

Date of accrual of cause of action

Local public entity defined

Claims for damages against public entities; inapplicability.

Contents of claim

Signature

Claim forms; additional evidence and information; examinations

Place for presentation of claim

Time for presentation of claims.

Notice of late claim

Section
59:8-10

Presentation of claim

Section
59:8-11

Time of presentation and receipt; proof of mailing

Manner of trial

Judgments, interest, limitations.

Contribution by a public entity or public employee with a joint tortfeasor

Section
59:9-3.1

Percentage of liability

Comparative negligence

Discretion to award attorney's fees; limitation

Suits against public employees--judgment or settlement as bar

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