New Jersey Statutes 59:5-2. Parole or escape of prisoner; injuries between prisoners; pursuit for law enforcement purposes
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 59:5-2
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- 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
59:5-2. Parole or escape of prisoner; injuries between prisoners ; pursuit for law enforcement purposes.
Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for:
a. An injury resulting from the parole or release of a prisoner or from the terms and conditions of his parole or release or from the revocation of his parole or release;
b. any injury caused by:
(1) an escaping or escaped prisoner;
(2) an escaping or escaped person;
(3) a person resisting arrest or evading arrest;
(4) a prisoner to any other prisoner; or
c. any injury resulting from or caused by a law enforcement officer’s pursuit of a person.
L.1972, c.45, s.59:5-2; amended 1997, c.423, s.2.