{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-2-1.3","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 59:2-1.3","heading":"Liability for public entity, employee.","body":"7. a. Notwithstanding any provision of the \"New Jersey Tort Claims Act,\" N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq., to the contrary:\n(1)\timmunity from civil liability granted by that act to a public entity or public employee shall not apply to an action at law for damages as a result of a sexual assault, any other crime of a sexual nature, a prohibited sexual act as defined in section 2 of P.L.1992, c.7 (C.2A:30B-2), or sexual abuse as defined in section 1 of P.L.1992, c.109 (C.2A:61B-1) being committed against a person, which was caused by a willful, wanton, or grossly negligent act of the public entity or public employee; and\n(2)\timmunity from civil liability granted by that act to a public entity shall not apply to an action at law for damages as a result of a sexual assault, any other crime of a sexual nature, a prohibited sexual act as defined in section 2 of P.L.1992, c.7 (C.2A:30B-2), or sexual abuse as defined in section 1 of P.L.1992, c.109 (C.2A:61B-1) being committed against a minor under the age of 18, which was caused by the negligent hiring, supervision, or retention of any public employee.\nb.\tEvery action at law involving a public entity or public employee as described in subsection a. of this section shall be subject to the statute of limitations set forth in section 2 of P.L.2019, c.120 (C.2A:14-2a), and may be brought during the two-year period set forth in subsection a. of section 9 of P.L.2019, c.120 (C.2A:14-2b), notwithstanding that the action would otherwise be barred through application of the statute of limitations.\nc.\tThe recovery limits set forth under subparagraph (a) of paragraph (2) of subsection d. of N.J.S.59:9-2 shall not apply to an action at law filed pursuant to this section.\nL.2019, c.120, s.7; amended 2019, c.239; 2025, c.29, s.1.","path":["TITLE 59 CLAIMS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"1f86cbdfd95fc6b9680834d392429520335bcc1d1828fc1b418f2ec24efa031c","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-2-1.2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-2-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}