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NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-51.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-51.8 Satisfaction of financial obligations; guarantee of bonds by county

App.A:9-51.8. Satisfaction of financial obligations; guarantee of bonds by county  (a) The governing body of the municipality to the extent that the municipality may incur a financial obligation by virtue of the provisions of this act shall satisfy such obligations: (1) By appropriating the amount necessary by an emergency appropriation adopted pursuant to the provisions of the "Local Budget Law," N.J.S. 40A:4-1 et seq.; or (2) By the adoption of a bond ordinance pursuant to the provisions of the Local Bond Law which ordinance shall be deemed to authorize obligations within the purposes set forth in section 40A:2-7 of the New Jersey Statutes. (b) The county in which such municipality shall be located may, with the approval of the Director of the Division of Local Government, pursuant to resolution duly adopted, by its governing body, after notice published in a manner provided for by a resolution authorizing bonds of such county pursuant to the aforesaid Local Bond Law and with or without consideration and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed to by and between any such county and municipality, unconditionally guarantee the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds of the municipality so issued for the purposes set forth in this act. Any guaranty of bonds of the municipality made pursuant to this section shall be evidenced by endorsement thereof on such bonds executed in the name of the county and on its behalf by such official thereof as may be designated in the resolution authorizing such guaranty and such county shall thereupon and thereafter be obligated to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of bonds issued by it. Any such guaranty of bonds of a municipality may be made, and any resolution authorizing such guaranty may be adopted notwithstanding statutory or other debt limitations, including particularly any limitation or requirement under or pursuant to the said Local Bond Law but the principal amount of bonds so guaranteed shall, after their issuance, be included in the gross debt of such county for the purposes of determining the indebtedness of such county under or pursuant to said Local Bond Law. In order to meet the obligation for payment of principal of or interest on any such bonds by virtue of such guaranty, a county is hereby authorized to borrow the funds necessary to meet such obligation and to issue such promissory note or notes therefor payable within 2 years from the date of such borrowing to the extent that funds of such county are not otherwise available for such purpose. The municipality shall repay to the county as soon as practicable all sums paid by the county by virtue of the aforesaid bond guaranty. L.1962, c. 48, s. 4. Amended by L.1963, c. 81, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-51.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-51.9 Payment of claims out of Special Beach Erosion Fund

App.A:9-51.9. Payment of claims out of Special Beach Erosion Fund  The Commissioner of Conservation and Economic Development is hereby authorized to accept claims submitted to him by any municipality which has taken action pursuant to the provisions of this act for payment from the Special Beach Erosion Fund established by chapter 18, P.L.1962, approved March 29, 1962, and to process such claims in accordance with the provisions of said chapter 18, P.L.1962, but in no event shall the total amount of money paid out of such fund for such claims exceed the amount of $400,000.00. The commissioner may require as a condition of the approval of such claim that the municipality enter into an agreement with the commissioner on behalf of the State of New Jersey by which it will permit the beaches of the municipality to be used by the general public upon such reasonable terms and conditions as shall be established by the municipality and approved by the commissioner. L.1962, c. 48, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-52 Liability for injury to persons or property.

App.A:9-52 Liability for injury to persons or property.  20. Neither the State nor any political subdivision of the State under any circumstances, nor the agents, officers, employees, servants or representatives of the State or any political subdivision thereof, including all volunteers, in good faith carrying out, complying with, or attempting to comply with, any order, rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this act or performing any authorized service in connection therewith, shall be liable for any injury or death to persons or damage to property as the result of any such activity. No person owning, possessing or managing any real property which has been designated, pursuant to the provisions of this act or of any order, rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, as a shelter from destructive operations or attacks by enemies of the United States, shall be liable in any civil action for death or injury to any person who, because such real property has been designated a shelter as aforesaid, enters upon it solely for the purpose of seeking refuge therein during such destructive operations or attacks or during civil defense tests ordered by lawful authority, except where such death or injury is caused by the willful act of such owner, possessor or manager, or his agents or employees. The foregoing shall not affect the right of any person to receive benefits or compensation which may be specifically provided by the provisions of this or any other State or Federal Statute, nor shall it affect the right of any person to recover under the terms of any policy of insurance. The provisions of this section shall apply but shall not be limited to establishing or developing a Code Blue alert plan, or implementing, carrying out, or providing services under a Code Blue alert plan, pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2017, c.68 (C.App.A:9-43.18 et al.). L.1942, c.251, s.20; amended 1952, c.14; 2017, c.68, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-53 Appropriations

App.A:9-53. Appropriations  The unexpended balances of any appropriations heretofore made to the New Jersey Defense Council and to the office of secretary for defense are hereby reappropriated to and shall be available for expenditure by the Governor in order to effectuate the purposes of this act and such appropriations shall not lapse. The unexpended balances of any appropriations heretofore made to the local defense council is hereby reappropriated to and shall be available for expenditure in the usual manner by the local defense council of the respective municipalities established under this act. L.1942, c. 251, p. 690, s. 21.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-54 Term of person appointed by or with approval of Governor

App.A:9-54. Term of person appointed by or with approval of Governor  Any person appointed by the Governor or with the approval of the Governor under any provision of this act shall serve only at the will and pleasure of the Governor. L.1942, c. 251, p. 691, s. 22.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-55 Partial invalidity

App.A:9-55. Partial invalidity  If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable. L.1942, c. 251, p. 691, s. 23.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-56 Repeal; local agencies approved by New Jersey Defense Council and rules of such Council continued

App.A:9-56. Repeal; local agencies approved by New Jersey Defense Council and rules of such Council continued  All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed, but all local agencies heretofore created and approved by the New Jersey Defense Council are hereby continued subject to the provisions of this act and all orders, rules and regulations of the New Jersey Defense Council heretofore adopted and promulgated shall remain in effect until otherwise ordered by the Governor. L.1942, c. 251, p. 691, s. 24.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-57 Effective date

App.A:9-57. Effective date  This act shall take effect immediately. L.1942, c. 251, p. 691, s. 25. Amended by L.1949, c. 86, p. 397, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-57.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-57.1 Definitions

App.A:9-57.1. Definitions  Unless otherwise clearly indicated in this act, the words and phrases listed hereafter shall have the following meanings: "Director of Civil Defense," "local defense council," "local chairman," "district or regional office," are those agencies and their directors set up under the provisions of the act to which this act is a supplement. "Civil defense volunteer" means any natural person who is registered with a local defense council or with a district or regional office of the Director of Civil Defense and holds an identification card issued by the local chairman or State director for the purpose of engaging in authorized civil defense service without pay or other consideration. "Authorized civil defense service" means all activities authorized by the local defense council or by a district or regional office in accordance with regulations and orders of the Director of Civil Defense and shall include duties and services performed by an air-raid warden during training or practice periods, during attack, actual or imminent, and subsequent to attack; and duties and services performed by a civil defense volunteer other than an air-raid warden during training or practice periods and following attack, but not during attack, actual or imminent. "Injury" means accidental injury (producing objective symptoms immediately) arising out of and in the course of authorized civil defense service and disease or infection that may be sustained or death incurred either as the natural and unavoidable result thereof or as the result of exposure to radiation or to noxious gases or to germ warfare in the course of such authorized service if such exposure did not produce objective symptoms immediately. "Date of injury" in the case of injury arising from exposure to radiation or to noxious gases or to germ warfare, if such exposure did not produce objective symptoms immediately, means the date of the first treatment for disease or infection sustained as a result of such exposure in the course of authorized civil defense service. L.1952, c. 12, p. 52, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-57.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-57.2 Benefits to civil defense volunteers

App.A:9-57.2. Benefits to civil defense volunteers  2. Benefits, as provided in this act, shall be furnished to a civil defense volunteer for injury, as defined herein, arising before the effective date of P.L.1995, c.383, either within or without this State, provided: (a) The injury is proximately caused by authorized civil defense service, and (b) The injury is not caused by the gross negligence or intoxication of the injured civil defense volunteer, and (c) The injury is not intentionally self-inflicted and is not due to willful exposure to radiation or to noxious gases or to germ warfare, and (d) Medical treatment or hospital care is undergone by the civil defense volunteer because of the injury within 30 days of the date of injury, where objective symptoms are immediate, or within five months after the date when the civil defense volunteer shall have ceased to be subject to exposure to radiation or to noxious gases or to germ warfare, if the treatment or hospital care is required because of such exposure which did not produce objective symptoms immediately. This subsection shall not apply if death occurs immediately. Claims for disability, death, medical and hospital benefits for civil defense volunteers, all of whom have been renamed "emergency management volunteers" by Executive Order No. 101 of 1980, which arise on or after the effective date of P.L.1995, c.383, shall be filed with and determined by the Division of Workers' Compensation in the Department of Labor in accordance with the provisions of articles 1, 2, 3, and 4 of chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes. L.1952,c.12,s.2; amended 1995,c.383,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-57.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-57.4 Benefits unpaid at time of death

App.A:9-57.4. Benefits unpaid at time of death  If any benefits due to a civil defense volunteer under this act are unpaid at the time of his death, such benefits shall be payable to the beneficiary designated in the preceding section for the payment of death benefits. L.1952, c. 12, p. 56, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-57.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-57.5 Minors deemed sui juris; labor law

App.A:9-57.5. Minors deemed sui juris; labor law  Civil defense volunteers who are minors shall be deemed to be sui juris for the purpose of receiving benefits under the provisions of this act. Work as a civil defense volunteer shall not be deemed as employment or in violation of any of the provisions of the labor law. L.1952, c. 12, p. 56, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-57.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-57.6 Benefits not assignable; exemption

App.A:9-57.6. Benefits not assignable; exemption  Benefits payable under this act shall not be assignable and shall be exempt from all claims of creditors and from levy, execution or attachment. L.1952, c. 12, p. 56, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-57.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-57.7 Persons entitled to benefits

App.A:9-57.7. Persons entitled to benefits  Benefits as provided in this act shall be the exclusive remedy of a civil defense volunteer, his or her spouse, dependents, or legal representative or representatives, for any injury, disease or death arising out of and in the course of civil defense volunteer service, as against the State, any political subdivision of this State, any civil defense agency or any person or other agency acting under governmental authority in furtherance of civil defense activities, with or without negligence. A member of a civil defense agency of the Federal Government or of another State, who may perform services within this State, whether pursuant to a mutual aid compact or otherwise, shall not be entitled to benefits under the provisions of this act. L.1952, c. 12, p. 56, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-57.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-57.8 Workmen's compensation benefits preclude benefits hereunder

App.A:9-57.8. Workmen's compensation benefits preclude benefits hereunder  No benefits for injury under the provisions of this act shall be payable to any civil defense volunteer or to the dependents of a deceased civil defense volunteer otherwise entitled to receive workmen's compensation under the provisions of chapter fifteen of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes or under any Federal Workmen's Compensation Law. L.1952, c. 12, p. 57, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-57.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-57.9 Notice of claim

App.A:9-57.9. Notice of claim  Written notice of claim for benefits under this act must be filed with the local defense council or with the district or regional office with which the injured civil defense volunteer is registered or with the Director of Civil Defense within thirty days after the date of injury or, if death results therefrom, within thirty days after death. Failure to give notice within the time hereinbefore set forth shall not invalidate any claim if it shall be shown not to have been reasonably possible to give such notice and that notice was given as soon as was reasonably possible. L.1952, c. 12, p. 57, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-57.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-57.10 Submission of notice of claim; contents

App.A:9-57.10. Submission of notice of claim; contents  The notice of claim may be submitted personally or sent by registered mail. It shall contain the name and address of the civil defense volunteer and of the local defense council or district or regional office with which he is registered, and state the time, place, nature and cause of the injury. The notice shall be signed by the civil defense volunteer or someone authorized to act on his behalf or, in case of death, by any person having an interest in the claim or someone authorized to act on behalf of such person. L.1952, c. 12, p. 57, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-57.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-57.11 Physical examination of claimants

App.A:9-57.11. Physical examination of claimants  After an injury, the civil defense volunteer, if so requested by the local defense council or by such other agency or agencies as shall be charged, under the provisions of this act, with the responsibility of determining the benefits payable to such claimant, must submit himself for physical examination and X-ray at some reasonable time and place within this State, and as often as may be reasonably requested, to a physician or physicians authorized to practice under the laws of this State. If the civil defense volunteer requests, he shall be entitled to have a physician or physicians of his own selection present to participate in such examination. The refusal of the civil defense volunteer to submit to such examination shall deprive him of the right to any benefits under this act during the continuance of such refusal. When a right to benefits is thus suspended no benefits shall be payable in respect to the period of suspension. L.1952, c. 12, p. 57, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-57.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-57.12 Refusal of claimant to accept proffered medical and surgical treatment

App.A:9-57.12. Refusal of claimant to accept proffered medical and surgical treatment  Whenever it shall appear to the local defense council, or to such other agency or agencies as shall be charged, under the provisions of this act, with the responsibility of determining the benefits payable, that recovery of an injured civil defense volunteer is being prejudiced by virtue of his refusal to accept proffered medical and surgical treatment deemed necessary by the physician selected by them or by his failure or neglect to comply with the instructions of the physician in charge of the case, such modification may be made in the benefits payable under this act as shall be justified by the facts. L.1952, c. 12, p. 58, s. 12.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-57.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-57.13 Proof of claim; forms

App.A:9-57.13. Proof of claim; forms  Upon receipt of written notice of claim, forms will be furnished to the claimant for filing proofs of claim. Written proof of claim must be submitted on these forms to the local defense council or district or regional office of the Director of Civil Defense within ninety days after the termination of the period for which weekly benefits are payable and in case of claim for any other benefits within ninety days after the date of such loss. If such forms are not furnished within thirty days after receipt of such notice, the claimant shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of this section as to proof of loss upon submitting, within the time for filing proofs of claim, written proof covering the occurrence, the character and the extent of the loss for which claim is made. L.1952, c. 12, p. 58, s. 13.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-57.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-57.14 Process of claims; investigation of claims; rules and regulations; employees; payment of benefits

App.A:9-57.14. Process of claims; investigation of claims; rules and regulations; employees; payment of benefits  It shall be the responsibility of the local defense council or the district or regional office of the Director of Civil Defense, as the case may be, to process all claims for which notice is received pursuant to this act. Such claims must then be approved by the chairman of the local defense council before they are submitted for final approval to a Claim Committee consisting of the Director of Civil Defense, the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, the State Auditor and the State Treasurer, or their duly appointed representatives. This committee or its duly authorized representative may investigate any and all claims for benefits under this act and shall make a final determination of the benefits to be paid or allowed to any claimant. For the purposes of this act such committee shall have the power to make, amend, modify and repeal rules and regulations for the processing, review and determination of claims, and to select and employ such clerks and assistants as may be deemed necessary and to fix and determine their powers and duties; and the committee may also, in its discretion, arrange with any domestic carrier or carriers to investigate any or all such claims and to liquidate and pay such claims as are valid. The committee shall from time to time authorize the State Treasurer to pay from the special fund for civil defense volunteers any benefit or other amounts due hereunder and to reimburse such carrier or carriers for benefit payments so made together with reasonable allowance for the services so rendered. L.1952, c. 12, p. 58, s. 14.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-57.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-57.15 Special fund for civil defense volunteers

App.A:9-57.15. Special fund for civil defense volunteers  15. There is hereby created a fund which shall be known as the special fund for civil defense volunteers to provide for the payment of weekly benefits for total disability, expenses of medical and hospital care and death benefits under this act and the expenses of administration. Such fund shall consist of any moneys appropriated therefor or credited thereto including any financial contributions received from the United States Government for such purposes. The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of this special fund. The State Treasurer may deposit any portion of the fund not needed for immediate use, in the manner and subject to all the provisions of law respecting the deposit of State funds by him. Interest earned by such portion of the fund deposited by the State Treasurer shall be collected by him and placed to the credit of the fund. Any moneys remaining in the fund after satisfaction of each of the claims for injuries occurring before the effective date of P.L.1995, c.383 and payable under this section shall be deposited in the General Fund. L.1952,c.12,s.15; amended 1995,c.383,s.7.