44:10-68 - Action against program as tort claim
44:10-68. Action against program as tort claim
14. The sole recourse of a person, other than a recipient or a sponsor, who is injured as a result of an act or omission of a recipient in connection with the recipient's community work experience or alternative work experience participation shall be to file an action against the program in a court of competent jurisdiction. The program shall have available all of the notice requirements and the defenses available to the State under the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq. except that the program shall not have available to it the defense that the recipient is not a public employee.
L.1997,c.38,s.14.