§ 59:3-1 Liability generally
§ 59:3-2 Discretionary activities
§ 59:3-3 Execution or enforcement of laws
§ 59:3-4 Acting under unconstitutional, invalid or inapplicable laws
§ 59:3-5 Adoption or failure to adopt or enforce any law
§ 59:3-6 Issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of permit, license, etc
§ 59:3-7 Failure to inspect, or negligent inspection of, property
§ 59:3-8 Institution or prosecution of judicial or administrative proceeding
§ 59:3-9 Entry upon property
§ 59:3-10 Misrepresentation
§ 59:3-11 Recreational facilities
§ 59:3-12 Public assistance programs-termination of benefits
§ 59:3-13 Slander of title
§ 59:3-14 Public employee immunity-exception
§ 59:3-15 Immunity from liability for certain professional services under certain circumstances
§ 59:3-16 Immunity protection not provided under certain circumstances
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 59 > Chapter 3 - Liability Generally

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.