New Jersey Statutes
§ 59:8-3 — Claims for damages against public entities; inapplicability.
New Jersey § 59:8-3
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 59CLAIMS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES
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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 59:8-3 (2026).
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59:8-3. Claims for damages against public entities.
a.Except as otherwise provided in this section, no action shall be brought against a public entity or public employee under this act unless the claim upon which it is based shall have been presented in accordance with the procedure set forth in this chapter.
b.The procedural requirements of this chapter shall not apply to an action at law for an injury resulting from the commission of sexual assault, any other crime of a sexual nature, a prohibited sexual act as defined in section 2 of P.L.1992, c.7 (C.2A:30B-2), or sexual abuse as defined in section 1 of P.L.1992, c.109 (C.2A:61B-1). amended 1994, c.49, s.2; 2019, c.120, s.8.
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§ 59:8-10
Presentation of claim§ 59:8-2
Local public entity defined§ 59:8-4
Contents of claim§ 59:8-5
Signature§ 59:8-7
Place for presentation of claim§ 59:8-8
Time for presentation of claims.§ 59:8-9
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