The projects listed on this page are those on which the Commission is seeking public comment. The Commission relies heavily on input from the public during the preliminary stages of its projects. Public participation allows the Commission to consider divergent viewpoints that improve the drafting process.

When the Commission determines that a project is ready for formal public comment, the Commission releases what is called a Tentative Report. Based on responses received, the Commission either releases a subsequent Tentative Report for additional public comment or submits its Final Report and Recommendations to the Legislature. For more information about how the Commission operates please refer to Commissioners and Staff.

Below is a list of our current projects. Click the title of a project to access Memoranda and Draft Reports prepared by Staff.

• Ante-Mortem Probate

• Audit Adjustments Involving Returns from Closed Years

• Citizen’s Arrest

• Compassionate Release

• Development and Installation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment or Make-Ready Parking Spaces

• Enforcement of Lost Notes

• Expungement Statute - Meaning of “Closely Related Circumstances”

• “Household Members” for purposes of the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act - Definition of

• Interpretation of the Household/Incest Exception to Inclusion in Sex Offender Central Registry

• Juvenile Sex Offender Lifetime Registration

• "Legal Representative" - Definition of

• "Maiden Name" in New Jersey Statutes - Use of the Term

• "Mentally Incapacitated" - Definition of

• Merger of Criminal Convictions for Leaving-the-Scene and Endangering an Injured Victim

• Municipal Vacancy Law

• New Jersey First Act: Residency Requirement

• Nonprofit Organizations

• Open Public Records Act – Entitles to Which Applied

• Open Public Records Act – Catalyst

• Open Public Records Act – Meaning of Name & Identity

• Open Public Records Act – Redacted Information

• Operating Uninsured Automobiles

• Parental Rights – Replacement of the Term “Surrender”

• Public Hearing on Tenure Charges

• Religious Divorce in the Context of Civil Divorce Proceedings

• Termination of Parental Rights: Interpretation of "Best Interests of the Child" Standard

• Time Limitation on Actions Concerning Publications of Bond Resolutions

• Title 39: Windshield Statute (N.J.S. 39:3-74) - Window Tint Traffic Stops/Citations

• Torts Claim Act-Bystander Liability

• Tort Claims Act Immunity for Claims of Sexual Misconduct

• Tort Claims Act - Wrongful Imprisonment Claims

• Treatment to an Injured Worker

• Uniform Powers of Appointment Act (UPAA)

• Uniform Probate Code

• Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Article 11

• Uniform Wage Garnishment Act

• Wiretapping - The Use of Civilian Personnel Under N.J.S. 2A:156A-12

Active Projects