MEETING AGENDA

The New Jersey Law Revision Commission meeting will be conducted REMOTELY on Thursday,, October 19, 2023, at 4:30 p.m.

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

1.      Workers Compensation Act – Scope of “Intentional Wrong” in N.J.S. 34:15-8 – Consideration of a Revised Draft Final Report that does not recommend modification of the “intentional wrong” exception in N.J.S. 34:15-8 at this time. Report

2.      Interpretation of the Vote by Mail Law in N.J.S. 19:63-26 – Consideration of a Revised Draft Tentative Report proposing: (1) modification of N.J.S. 19:63-26 and N.J.S. 19:29-1 to clarify the relationship between the two provisions according to the holding of In re the Election for Atlantic County Freeholder District 3 2020 General Election; and (2) consideration of potential modifications of the Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act, defining the scope of the Election Law Enforcement Commission’s jurisdiction over violations of the Act. Report

3.      Non-admitted Insurers Act – Jurisdiction Over Violations as set forth in N.J.S. 17:32-20 – Consideration of a Draft Tentative Report recommending a statutory amendment to clarify the authority of the DOBI Commissioner to choose between an administrative action and requesting that the Attorney General institute a civil action in the Superior Court, as discussed in Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Company, Inc. v. NJ Dep’t of Banking & Ins. Report

4.      Applicability of the DWI statute, N.J.S. 39:4-50, to Bicyclists – Consideration of a Memorandum providing an update to the Commission and requesting guidance about whether, and how, to conclude the project. Memo

5.      Community Supervision for Life Violations Punishable as Third-Degree Offense and Conversion to Parole Supervision for Life Unconstitutional as Ex Post Facto Law – Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to address whether N.J.S. 2C:43-6.4, which governs violations of community and parole supervision for life for qualifying sex offenders, should be modified to reflect the holding in State v. Hester that the 2014 amendment to the statute is an unconstitutional ex post facto law. Memo

6.      Juvenile Justice – State Home for Boys and Girls as used in N.J.S. 30:4-85 – Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to remove the potentially anachronistic terms “State Home for Boys” and “State Home for Girls” from the statutes. Memo