MEETING AGENDA
Update:
*The New Jersey Law Revision Commission meeting will be conducted REMOTELY on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 4:30 p.m.*
Any member of the public that wishes to submit comments on any agenda item, or would like to participate in the meeting virtually, should contact Laura C. Tharney in advance of the start time of the meeting, at: lct@njlrc.org
1. New Jersey Safe Housing Act’s Application to Non-physical Harm – Consideration of a Draft Tentative Report proposing modifications to the early lease termination provision for victims of domestic abuse, under N.J.S. 46:8-9.6(a) of the New Jersey Safe Housing Act, to clarify the statute’s language regarding the scope of “harm.” Report
2. DWI – Contributions to the Drunk Driving Enforcement Fund for Refusal to Submit to Chemical Tests, N.J.S. 39:4-50.8 – Consideration of a Draft Tentative Report proposing modification to update anachronistic and potentially misleading references in N.J.S. 39:4-50.2, N.J.S. 36:4-50.8, N.J.S. 39:3-10.24, and N.J.S. 12:7-55, in accordance with the 1992 and 2009 Reorganization Plans. Report
3. Self-Defense Statute (N.J.S. 2C:3-4) – Scope of the Term “Dwelling”) - Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project addressing the scope of the term “dwelling” in New Jersey’s self-defense statute, N.J.S. 2C:3-4, as discussed in State v. Canfield, 470 N.J. Super. 234 (App. Div. 2022), aff'd as modified, 252 N.J. 497 (2023). Memo
4. Sidewalk Tort Liability – Padilla v. An, 257 N.J. 540 - Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project regarding sidewalk tort liability in response to the New Jersey Supreme Court decision in Padilla v. An, 257 N.J. 540 (2024). Memo
5. Child Erotica Provisions in N.J.S. 2C:24-4 – Constitutionality - Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to address whether N.J.S. 2C:24-4 should be modified in response to the New Jersey Supreme Court's holding in State v. Higginbotham, 257 N.J. 260 (2024), that subsection (c) of the child erotica amendments is unconstitutionally overbroad in violation of the First Amendment. Memo
A Tradition of Law Revision, 1987 - Present
With the enactment of N.J.S. 1:12A-1 et seq., the current New Jersey Law Revision Commission was created in 1985 and began work in 1987.
The New Jersey Law Revision Commission is required by statute to “promote and encourage the clarification and simplification of the law…and its better adaptation to present social needs, secure the better administration of justice and carry on scholarly legal research and work.” N.J.S. 1:12A-8.
The Commission does so by conducting an ongoing review of New Jersey statutes and case law to identify areas of the law that require revision. The Commission also considers recommendations from the American Law Institute, the Uniform Law Commission (formerly the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws) and other learned bodies as well as members of the legal community and the public.
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