{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-3-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 59:3-1","heading":"Liability generally","body":"Generally.  a.  Except as otherwise provided by this act, a public employee is liable for injury caused by his act or omission to the same extent as a private person.\nb.   The liability of a public employee established by this act is subject to any immunity of a public employee provided by law and is subject to any defenses that would be available to the public employee if he were a private person.\nc.   A public employee is not liable for an injury where a public entity is immune from liability for that injury.\nL.1972, c.45, s.59:3-1; amended 1994,c.49,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":"364fbf58969f1ff0ad1933acec30a8c7c9429dd67765522b460d9361fe7e6984","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-2-11","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-3-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}