New Jersey Statutes 40A:10-3. Insurance for operators
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:10-3
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- local unit: means a county or municipality. See New Jersey Statutes 40A:1-1
- 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
Every local unit, other than one providing insurance coverage under Article 3 of this chapter, shall provide insurance coverage under this article for the operators of all motor vehicles, equipment and apparatus owned by or under its control, or owned by or under the control of any of its departments, boards, agencies or commissions, against liability for damages to property, in any one accident, in an amount of not less than $5,000.00, and against liability for injuries or death of one person, in any one accident, in an amount of not less than $50,000.00, and against liability for injuries or death or more than one person, in any one accident, in an amount of not less than $100,000.00.
L.1979, c. 230, s. 1, eff. Oct. 15, 1979.