MEETING AGENDA

The New Jersey Law Revision Commission is continuing to comply with changes to New Jersey’s Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act, Executive Orders issued by the Governor of the State of New Jersey, and recommendations issued by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding “social distancing.” 

As a result, the December meeting of the New Jersey Law Revision Commission will be conducted remotely on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. 

Any member of the public who wishes to submit comments on any agenda item, or to participate in the meeting, should contact Laura C. Tharney in advance of the start time of the meeting, at: lct@njlrc.org

1. Towing Act - Consideration of a Draft Final Report proposing modifications to clarify that a litigant need not exhaust administrative remedies before initiating legal proceedings against a towing company pursuant to N.J.S. 56:13-21 as discussed in Pisack v. B & C Towing, Inc., 455 N.J. Super. 225 (App. Div. 2018). Report

2. Kidnapping - Consideration of a Draft Final Report proposing modifications to the “unharmed release” provision of New Jersey’s kidnapping statute, N.J.S. 2C:13-1(c)(1), as discussed in State v. Sherman, 367 N.J. Super. 324 (App Div. 2004) and State v. Nunez-Mosquea, 2017 WL 3623378 (App. Div. Aug. 24, 2017). Report

3. Interpretive Statement - Consideration of a Draft Final Report proposing modification to New Jersey’s interpretive statement statute, N.J.S. 19:3-6, as discussed in Desanctis v. Borough of Belmar, 455 N.J. Super. 316 (App. Div. 2018). Report

4. Open Public Meeting Act - Consideration of a Draft Final Report updating the Commission on the current status of the Open Public Meeting Act (N.J.S. 10:4-6 et seq.) and proposing the conclusion of Commission work in this area. Report  Chart

5. Workhouse - Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to eliminate references to the term “workhouse” from New Jersey’s statutes. Memo

6. Local Government Ethics - Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to clarify the standard by which an individual may be found to have violated the Local Government Ethics Laws, specifically N.J.S. 40A:9-22.5(c), as discussed in Mondsini v. Local Fin. Bd., 458 N.J. Super. 290 (App. Div. 2019). Memo

7. School District of Residence - Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to clarify the meaning of “school district of residence” as used in N.J.S. 18A:36A-12, and discussed in Bd. of Educ. of Twp. of Piscataway v. New Jersey Dept. of Educ., 2019 WL 2402545 (App. Div. Jun. 07, 2019). Memo

* Next meeting scheduled for 01/21/2021*