The New Jersey Law Revision Commission will meet on Thursday, October 17, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission offices on the 7th Floor, 153 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey.

1. Standard Form Contracts: Consideration of a Revised Draft Final Report on Standard Form Contracts modified in response to concerns raised by Commissioners and commenters. Report 

2. Definition of “Actor” for purposes of N.J.S. 2C:1-6(c): Consideration of a Draft Final Report to define the term “actor” in the context of the DNA-tolling provision contained in N.J.S. 2C:1-6(c) and discussed in State v. Twiggs, 216 N.J. 513 (2018). Report

3. Bail Jumping: Consideration of a Draft Tentative Report proposing modifications to New Jersey’s Bail Jumping Statute, N.J.S. 2C:29-7, as discussed in State v. Emmons, 397 N.J. Super. 112 (App. Div. 2007) and State v. Morris, 2018 WL 4701675 (App. Div. 2018). Report

4. Charitable Registration and Investigation Act: Consideration of a Draft Tentative Report proposing modifications to selected statutes within the Charitable Registration and Investigation Act (CRI) (N.J.S. 45:17A-18 et seq.) after a review of the Model Protection of Charitable Assets Act (MPCAA). Report  Appendix

5. Local Lands and Building Laws – Lease: Consideration of a Draft Tentative Report to repeal N.J.S. 40A:12-24 which does not require a governmental unit to seek public bids before leasing public property, not needed for public use, to a private person; and is inconsistent with the public bidding requirements found in both N.J.S. 40A:12-14 and the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S. 40A:11-1 et seq.). Report

6. Books and Records of Account: Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to define the meaning of the term “books and records of account” as used in N.J.S. 14A:5-28 and as discussed in Feuer v. Merck & Co., Inc., 455 N.J. Super. 69 (App. Div. 2018). Memo

7. Preemption: Consideration of a Memorandum proposing a project to determine whether it would be appropriate to modify § (e) of N.J.S. 54:10A-5a in response to the discussion of federal preemption in Stanislaus Food Products Co. v. Director, Div. of Taxation, No. 011050-2017, 2019 WL 2720346 (N.J. Tax, June 28, 2019). Memo

8. Definition of “Award”: Consideration of a Memorandum clarifying the meaning of “award” as it appears in the Gross Income Tax Act, N.J.S. 54A:5-1, as discussed in Kite v. Director, Division of Taxation, 453 N.J. Super. 146 (App. Div. 2018). Memo

                   * Next meeting currently scheduled for November 21, 2019.*