New Jersey § 2a:53a-7
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 2a:53a-7, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2a:53a-7.
a. No nonprofit corporation, society or association organized exclusively for religious,
charitable or educational purposes or its trustees, directors, officers, employees,
agents, servants or volunteers shall, except as is hereinafter set forth, be liable
to respond in damages to any person who shall suffer damage from the negligence of
any agent or servant of such corporation, society or association, where such person
is a beneficiary, to whatever degree, of the works of such nonprofit corporation,
society or association; provided, however, that such immunity from liability shall
not extend to any person who shall suffer damage from the negligence of such corporation,
society, or association or of its agents or servants where such person is one unconcerned
in and unrelated to and outside of the benefactions of such corporation, society or
association. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to grant immunity to any health care provider,
in the practice of his profession, who is a compensated employee, agent or servant
of any nonprofit corporation, society or association organized exclusively for religious,
charitable or educational purposes. b. No nonprofit corporation, society or association organized exclusively for hospital
purposes or its trustees, directors, officers or volunteers shall, except as is hereinafter
set forth, be liable to respond in damages to any person who shall suffer damage from
the negligence of any agent or servant of such corporation, society or association,
where such person is a beneficiary, to whatever degree, of the works of such nonprofit
corporation, society or association; provided, however, that such immunity from liability
shall not extend to any person who shall suffer damage from the negligence of such
corporation, society, or association or of its agents or servants where such person
is one unconcerned in and unrelated to and outside of the benefactions of such corporation,
society or association; but nothing herein contained shall be deemed to exempt the
agent, employee or servant individually from their liability for any such negligence. c. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to grant immunity to: (1) any nonprofit corporation, society or association organized exclusively for religious,
charitable, educational or hospital purposes, or its trustee, director, officer, employee, agent, servant or volunteer , causing damage by a willful, wanton or grossly negligent act of commission or omission,
including sexual assault , any other crime of a sexual nature , a prohibited sexual act as defined in section 2 of P.L.1992, c. 7 ( C.2A:30B-2 ), or sexual abuse as defined in section 1 of P.L.1992, c. 109 ( C.2A:61B-1 ) ; (2) any trustee, director, officer, employee, agent, servant or volunteer causing
damage as the result of the negligent operation of a motor vehicle; or (3) an independent
contractor of a nonprofit corporation, society or association organized exclusively
for religious, charitable, educational or hospital purposes.
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