The New Jersey Law Revision Commission will meet on Thursday, March 19, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. in the office of Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. located at 100 Southgate Parkway, Morristown, NJ 07962
1. Harassment N.J.S. 2C:33-4 - Consideration of a Draft Final Report recommending the modification of N.J.S. 2C:33-4 to enhance the clarity of the statute and eliminate the constitutional defects recognized by the New Jersey Supreme Court in State v. Burkert, 231 N.J. 257 (2017). Report
2. Hearsay – Consideration of a Revised Draft Final Report and Memorandum recommending a change to the Commission’s previously release project in this area to reflect the current law based on recent Legislative action in the area of Child Abuse and Neglect. Report Memo
3. Personal Injury Protection Claims - Consideration of a Draft Final Report proposing the modification of N.J.S. 39:6A-9.1 to clarify the event that triggers the statute of limitations in matters involving Personal Injury Protection (PIP) claims as considered by the Court in Abdulai v. Casabona et al., 2016 WL 1334539 (App. Div. 2016). Report
4. “Interpretive Statement” - Consideration of a Draft Tentative Report proposing modifications to N.J.S. 19:3-6 regarding the interpretive statement that accompanies a public ballot question and the need for approval by the governing body pursuant to the discussion in Desanctis v. Borough of Belmar, 455 N.J. Super. 316 (App. Div. 2018). Report
5. Pending Tenure Charges and Back Pay - Consideration of a Draft Tentative report proposing modification to the language of N.J.S. 18A:6-14 to include circumstances addressed by the Appellate Division in Pugliese v. State-Operated School District of City of Newark, 454 N.J. Super. 495 (App. Div. 2018). Report
6. Self-Representation - Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to clarify a litigant’s ability to represent themselves in involuntary commitment proceedings and termination of parental rights proceedings, (N.J.S. 30:4-27.29 and N.J.S. 30:4C-15.4) and as discussed in In the Matter of Civil Commitment of D.Y., 218 N.J. 359 (2014) and N.J. Div. of Child Prot. & Perm. v. R.L.M. 236 N.J. 123 (2018). Memo
7. Statute of Limitations – Workers’ Comp. - Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to clarify the statute of limitations in Workers Compensation statutes (N.J.S. 34:15-51 and N.J.S. 34:15-15) as discussed in Plastic Surgery Center, P.A., v. Malouf Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc., 2020 WL 521659 *1 (Feb. 03, 2020). Memo
Note: *Next meeting scheduled for 04/16/20.*