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  • New Jersey Law Revision Commission 153 Halsey Street, 7th Floor Newark, NJ, 07102 United States (map)

The New Jersey Law Revision Commission will meet on Thursday, October 17, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission offices on the 7th Floor, 153 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey.

1. Standard Form Contracts: Consideration of a Revised Draft Final Report on Standard Form Contracts modified in response to concerns raised by Commissioners and commenters. Report 

2. Definition of “Actor” for purposes of N.J.S. 2C:1-6(c): Consideration of a Draft Final Report to define the term “actor” in the context of the DNA-tolling provision contained in N.J.S. 2C:1-6(c) and discussed in State v. Twiggs, 216 N.J. 513 (2018). Report

3. Bail Jumping: Consideration of a Draft Tentative Report proposing modifications to New Jersey’s Bail Jumping Statute, N.J.S. 2C:29-7, as discussed in State v. Emmons, 397 N.J. Super. 112 (App. Div. 2007) and State v. Morris, 2018 WL 4701675 (App. Div. 2018). Report

4. Charitable Registration and Investigation Act: Consideration of a Draft Tentative Report proposing modifications to selected statutes within the Charitable Registration and Investigation Act (CRI) (N.J.S. 45:17A-18 et seq.) after a review of the Model Protection of Charitable Assets Act (MPCAA). Report  Appendix

5. Local Lands and Building Laws – Lease: Consideration of a Draft Tentative Report to repeal N.J.S. 40A:12-24 which does not require a governmental unit to seek public bids before leasing public property, not needed for public use, to a private person; and is inconsistent with the public bidding requirements found in both N.J.S. 40A:12-14 and the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S. 40A:11-1 et seq.). Report

6. Books and Records of Account: Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to define the meaning of the term “books and records of account” as used in N.J.S. 14A:5-28 and as discussed in Feuer v. Merck & Co., Inc., 455 N.J. Super. 69 (App. Div. 2018). Memo

7. Preemption: Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to determine whether it would be appropriate to modify § (e) of N.J.S. 54:10A-5a in response to the discussion of federal preemption in Stanislaus Food Products Co. v. Director, Div. of Taxation, No. 011050-2017, 2019 WL 2720346 (N.J. Tax, June 28, 2019). Memo

8. Definition of “Award”: Consideration of a Memorandum clarifying the meaning of “award” as it appears in the Gross Income Tax Act, N.J.S. 54A:5-1, as discussed in Kite v. Director, Division of Taxation, 453 N.J. Super. 146 (App. Div. 2018). Memo

                   * Next meeting currently scheduled for November 21, 2019.*

Earlier Event: September 19
Commission Meeting
Later Event: November 21
Commission Meeting