Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:27BBB-32

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • 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.
32. The State shall not be liable in tort, contract or in the nature of tort for any action or inaction involving the rehabilitation or revitalization of the municipality. The chief operating officer, assistant chief operating officer, and any State officer or employee involved in the rehabilitation or revitalization of the municipality shall not be liable in tort, contract or in the nature of tort personally or as State employees for any action or inaction involving the rehabilitation or revitalization of the municipality.

This section shall not be construed to preclude an aggrieved person from maintaining an action in tort, contract or in the nature of tort against the chief operating officer or a State officer or employee involved in the rehabilitation or revitalization of the municipality, as municipal employees. For purposes of those actions the chief operating officer, appointees of the chief operating officer pursuant to subsection g. of section 9 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C. 52:27BBB-9), and any State officer or employee involved in the rehabilitation shall be deemed officers or employees of the municipality and shall be entitled to the defenses and immunities as provided under the “New Jersey Tort Claims Act,” N.J.S. 59:1-1 et seq. and the “New Jersey Contractual Liability Act,” N.J.S. 59:13-1 et seq. for public employees and shall be entitled to defense and indemnification by the municipality as provided to other municipal employees.

L.2002,c.43,s.32.

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