MEETING AGENDA

The July meeting of the New Jersey Law Revision Commission will be conducted remotely on Thursday, July 21, 2022, 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.     Autobus - Consideration of a Draft Tentative Report proposing modifications to N.J.S. 54:39-112(a)(1) and N.J.S. 54:15B-2.1 to clarify the use of the term “autobus” as discussed in Senior Citizens United Community Services, Inc. v. Director, Division of Taxation, 32 N.J. Tax 381, 385 (2021).  Report

2.     Wrongful or mistaken imprisonment and NERA – Consideration of a Draft Tentative Report proposing modification of N.J.S. 2C:43-7.2 to provide that any excess time that a defendant erroneously serves in prison will reduce the period of parole supervision under the No Early Release Act, as discussed in State v. Njango, 247 N.J. 533 (2021). Report

3.     Statute of Limitations for DNA Evidence – Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to clarify when the statute of limitations begins to run in cases involving DNA evidence pursuant to N.J.S. 2C:1-6(c) as discussed in State v. Thompson, 250 N.J. 556 (2022).  Memo

4.     Misrepresentation – Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to clarify the term “misrepresentation” in N.J.S. 54A:9-4, concerning limitations on tax assessment, as discussed in Malhotra v. Director, Division of Taxation, 32 N.J. Tax 443 (2021).  Memo 

5.     Household/Incest Exception to Inclusion in Sex Offender Central Registry - Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to clarify the household/incest exception to internet registration of sex offenders in N.J.S. 2C:7-13d.(2), as discussed in In re N.B., 222 N.J. 87 (2015) and State v. H.C., 2021 WL 1713300 (App. Div. 2021).  Memo

6.     Impact of Mail-In Ballots on Election Contest Claims - Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to clarify the impact of N.J.S. 19:63-26, prohibiting invalidation of an election due to irregularity in the preparation or forwarding of mail-in ballots, on an election contest claim pursuant to N.J.S. 19:29-1, as discussed in In the Matter of the Election for Atlantic County Freeholder District 3 2020 General Election, 468 N.J. Super. 341 (App. Div. 2021).  Memo

7.     “Surrender” in the Context of Parental Rights – Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to replace the term “surrender” in the context of voluntarily relinquishment of parental rights. Memo