STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 1888

with Senate Floor Amendments

(Proposed By Senators RICE and BASSANO)

ADOPTED: DECEMBER 11, 1997

      Assembly Bill No.1888 (1R) amends the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," specifically N.J.S.59:5-2, to clarify that a law enforcement officer involved in the pursuit of a person will not be liable for any injuries arising out of that pursuit.

      These Senate amendments supplement chapter 5 of the Tort Claims Act to clarify that a public entity would not be liable for any injury to any person who was in the course of committing or attempting to commit a crime under Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, including the immediate flight therefrom.