{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-5-6","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 59:5-6","heading":"No liability after voluntary release from police custody","body":"a.   Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for any injury suffered by a motor vehicle driver upon his voluntary release from police custody after reasonable precautions have been taken so that the driver is released in a position of relative safety and refuge following his arrest on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, pursuant to R.S.39:4-50.\nb.   Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for any injury suffered by a motor vehicle occupant upon his voluntary release from police detention after reasonable precautions have been taken so that the occupant is released in a position of relative safety and refuge following the arrest of a motor vehicle driver on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, pursuant to R.S.39:4-50.\nL.1989, c.325, 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":"ecab4b66448e41ef052abe13d17da99dee1d2befc8e868bc6390483f00ce7115","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-5-5","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-6-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}