MEETING AGENDA
The New Jersey Law Revision Commission meeting will be conducted REMOTELY on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
Any member of the public who wishes to submit comments on any agenda item, or would like to participate in the meeting virtually, should contact Veronica V. Fernandes in advance of the start time of the meeting, at: vvf@njlrc.org
1. New Jersey Safe Housing Act’s Application to Non-physical Harm – Consideration of a Draft Final Report recommending modifications to the early lease termination provision for victims of domestic abuse, under N.J.S. 46:8-9.6(a) of the New Jersey Safe Housing Act, to clarify the statute’s language regarding the scope of “harm.” Report
2. Use of the Term “Maiden Name” - Consideration of a Revised Draft Tentative Report proposing to eliminate the term “maiden name” from the New Jersey statutes (N.J.S. 2c:20-1(v); 11A:4-1.4(g); 26:3A2-20.3; 26:8-24; 26:8-40.1) and replacing the term with updated language. Report
3. Time Limitation on Actions Concerning Publications of Bond Resolutions - Consideration of an Update Memorandum summarizing further outreach to determine whether N.J.S. 40:14B-28 would benefit from clarification following the holding in Vernon Twp. v. Sussex Cnty. Mun. Utilities Auth., No. A-0897-21, 2023 WL 2026174, (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Feb. 16, 2023) and seeking Commission guidance regarding the continued direction of the project. Memo
4. Megan’s Law 15-Year Offense-Free Requirement in N.J.S. 2C:7-2(f) As Applied to Juvenile Adjudications – Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project addressing whether N.J.S. 2C:7-2(f) would benefit from a modification clarifying that registrants with juvenile adjudications are not required to be offense-free for fifteen years to apply for termination of Megan’s Law obligations, as held in Matter of R.H., 258 N.J. 1 (2024). Memo
5. Uniform Telehealth Act – 2022 - Consideration of a Memorandum reviewing the Uniform Telehealth Act – 2022 and New Jersey Telehealth and Telemedicine Laws. Memo
6. Annual Report - Consideration of the Commission’s 2024 Annual Report for release and distribution.
News: Welcome Pamela Brewster, Anastasiia Volynska and Jay Bengu
Pamela Brewster, Extern
Anastasiia Volynska, Intern
Jay Bengu, Intern
We are pleased to announce that Pamela Brewster from Rutgers - Newark, has joined the Commission as an Extern for the Spring semester. Additionally, Anastasiia Volynska and Jay Bengu from NJIT will be joining the New Jersey Law Revision Commission as Interns for the Spring semester.
Welcome
A Tradition of Law Revision, 1987 - Present
With the enactment of N.J.S. 1:12A-1 et seq., the current New Jersey Law Revision Commission was created in 1985 and began work in 1987.
The New Jersey Law Revision Commission is required by statute to “promote and encourage the clarification and simplification of the law…and its better adaptation to present social needs, secure the better administration of justice and carry on scholarly legal research and work.” N.J.S. 1:12A-8.
The Commission does so by conducting an ongoing review of New Jersey statutes and case law to identify areas of the law that require revision. The Commission also considers recommendations from the American Law Institute, the Uniform Law Commission (formerly the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws) and other learned bodies as well as members of the legal community and the public.
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153 Halsey Street, 7th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102