59:3-1. Liability generally
59:3-1. 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.
L.1972, c.45, s.59:3-1; amended 1994,c.49,s.1.
Structure New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 59 - Claims Against Public Entities
Section 59:1-2 - Legislative declaration
Section 59:1-4 - Effect upon liability based on contract or right to relief other than damages
Section 59:1-5 - Workmen's compensation laws not repealed
Section 59:1-6 - Military and veterans laws not repealed
Section 59:1-7 - Effect of assumption of liability by United States
Section 59:2-1 - Immunity of public entity generally
Section 59:2-1.3 - Liability for public entity, employee.
Section 59:2-2 - Liability of public entity
Section 59:2-3 - Discretionary activities
Section 59:2-4 - Adoption or failure to adopt or enforce a law
Section 59:2-5 - Issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of permit, license, etc.
Section 59:2-6 - Failure to inspect, or negligent inspection of, property
Section 59:2-7 - Recreational facilities
Section 59:2-8 - Public assistance programs--termination of benefits
Section 59:2-9 - Slander of title
Section 59:2-10 - Public employee conduct--limitation on entity liability
Section 59:2-11 - Actions of public entity; immunity.
Section 59:3-1 - Liability generally
Section 59:3-2 - Discretionary activities
Section 59:3-3 - Execution or enforcement of laws
Section 59:3-4 - Acting under unconstitutional, invalid or inapplicable laws
Section 59:3-5 - Adoption or failure to adopt or enforce any law
Section 59:3-6 - Issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of permit, license, etc.
Section 59:3-7 - Failure to inspect, or negligent inspection of, property
Section 59:3-8 - Institution or prosecution of judicial or administrative proceeding
Section 59:3-9 - 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 59:3-16 - Immunity protection not provided under certain circumstances.
Section 59:4-2 - Liability generally
Section 59:4-3 - Actual notice; constructive notice
Section 59:4-4 - Failure to provide emergency warning signals
Section 59:4-5 - Failure to provide ordinary traffic signals--Immunity
Section 59:4-6 - Plan or design immunity
Section 59:4-7 - Weather conditions; effect on use of streets and highways--immunity
Section 59:4-8 - Condition of unimproved public property--immunity
Section 59:4-9 - Unimproved and unoccupied portions of certain lands--immunity
Section 59:4-10 - Immunity from liability relative to community forestry
Section 59:5-1 - Failure to provide prison, jail or correctional facilities
Section 59:5-4 - Failure to provide police protection
Section 59:5-5 - Failure to make arrest or retain person arrested in custody
Section 59:5-6 - No liability after voluntary release from police custody
Section 59:6-2 - Failure to provide medical facilities or mental institutions
Section 59:6-3 - Prevention of disease or controlling communication of disease
Section 59:6-5 - Immunity from liability for failure to diagnose certain conditions; exceptions.
Section 59:6-6 - Determinations in accordance with applicable enactments
Section 59:6-7 - Escape of person confined; injuries between inmates
Section 59:6-9 - Procedures, rules, regulations.
Section 59:7-1 - "Tax" defined
Section 59:7-2 - Liability of a public entity or public employee generally
Section 59:7-3 - Applicability of chapter
Section 59:8-1 - Date of accrual of cause of action
Section 59:8-2 - Local public entity defined
Section 59:8-3 - Claims for damages against public entities; inapplicability.
Section 59:8-4 - Contents of claim
Section 59:8-6 - Claim forms; additional evidence and information; examinations
Section 59:8-7 - Place for presentation of claim
Section 59:8-8 - Time for presentation of claims.
Section 59:8-9 - Notice of late claim
Section 59:8-10 - Presentation of claim
Section 59:8-11 - Time of presentation and receipt; proof of mailing
Section 59:9-1 - Manner of trial
Section 59:9-2 - Judgments, interest, limitations.
Section 59:9-3 - Contribution by a public entity or public employee with a joint tortfeasor
Section 59:9-3.1 - Percentage of liability
Section 59:9-4 - Comparative negligence
Section 59:9-5 - Discretion to award attorney's fees; limitation
Section 59:9-6 - Suits against public employees--judgment or settlement as bar
Section 59:9-7 - 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 59:10-2.3 - 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 59:10-7 - 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 59:12-3 - Prospective application of act
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