News: We are pleased to warmly welcome Barbara Rivera as the new Executive Director of the NJLRC. Barbara has served the Commission with distinction as counsel, and we are confident she will continue her excellent work in this new role. We extend our sincere gratitude to our former Executive Director, Laura Tharney, for her dedicated leadership and her many valuable contributions over the course of nearly twenty-four years with the Commission.
Barbara B. Rivera
Laura C. Tharney
July e-bulletin 2025
We are pleased to announce the release of our July 2025 e-bulletin
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.
Tentative Reports Out for Comments
The Tentative Reports below are distributed to advise interested persons of the NJLRC's tentative recommendations and to offer an opportunity to submit comments. The Commission is actively seeking comments on the reports below.
• Standard Proof for Alcohol Test Refusal Offenses in N.J.S. 39:4-50.4a
• Anachronistic References to the Abolished Interstate Commerce Commission
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