{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-2-2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 59:2-2","heading":"Liability of public entity","body":"a.  A public entity is liable for injury proximately caused by an act or omission of a public employee within the scope of his employment in the same manner and to the same extent as a private individual under like circumstances.\nb.  A public entity is not liable for an injury resulting from an act or omission of a public employee where the public employee is not liable.\nL.1972, c. 45, s. 59:2-2.","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":"fb151aeb56df65551c091a20b36b96ae89643951f4f680b05ee4897b6c72742d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-2-1.3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-2-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}