New Jersey Statutes 2A:62A-4. School personnel not liable for civil damages under certain circumstances
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:62A-4
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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
2. Any teacher, guidance counselor, psychologist, registered nurse or other educational or noneducational personnel employed by or in any of the public or private schools of this State who in good faith reports a person to the principal or his designee or to the medical inspector or school physician or school nurse in an attempt to help such person cure his dependency upon or illegal use of controlled dangerous substances as defined in P.L.1970, chapter 226, section 2 (C. 24:21-2), or such chemical or chemical compound as defined in P.L.1965, chapter 41, section 1 (C. 2A:170-25.9), shall not be liable in civil damages as a result of making any such report.
L.1971,c.414,s.2; amended 1992,c.158,s.3.