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 November meeting of the New Jersey Law Revision Commission will be conducted remotely on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 10:00 a.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.     Mistaken Imprisonment Act – Consideration of a Draft Final Report recommending modification of N.J.S. 52:4C-5 and 52:4C-6 to clarify the basis for determining when recovery under the Act is appropriate in cases involving multiple sentences. Report

2.     Mentally Incapacitated – Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to clarify the application of the term “mentally incapacitated” as defined in N.J.S. 2C:14-1. Memo

3.   Enforcement of Lost Notes – Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to clarify the language of N.J.S. 12A:3-309 to address the rights of an assignee of an instrument when the original version of the instrument was lost before it was assigned, as discussed in Inv’rs Bank v. Torres, 243 N.J. 25, 29-30 (2020). Memo

4.   Transfer of Jurisdiction in Tax Assessment Challenges – Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to clarify the language of N.J.S. 54:3-21 to address the procedural mechanism for transferring jurisdiction to the Tax Court in cases of dual filings by opposing parties as discussed in 30 Journal Square Partners, LLC v. City of Jersey City, 32 N.J. Tax 91, 96 (N.J. Tax 2020). Memo  

5.  Treatment to an Injured Worker – Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to modify the Workers’ Compensation Act to clarify the time within which an employer must furnish medical, hospital, or other treatment pursuant to N.J.S. 34:15-15. Memo