Borough of Leonia, NJ
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2023-07-24
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 62 Tort Claims
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administrator
- Ch 8 Assessment, Commissioners of
- Ch 11 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 15 Chief Financial Officer
- Ch 18 Claims Approval
- Ch 19 Contracts
- Ch 21 Court, Municipal
- Ch 24 Emergency Management Coordinator
- Ch 26 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 29 Fire Department
- Ch 33 Housing Authority
- Ch 37 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 42 Officers and Employees
- Ch 46 (Reserved)
- Ch 49 Police Department
- Ch 53 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 56 Retirement
- Ch 62 Tort Claims
- § 62-1 Purpose.
- § 62-2 Designation of responsibility.
- § 62-3 Notice of tort claim form.
- § 62-4 Claim to be received by Borough Clerk.
- § 62-5 Copy retained for public record.
- Ch 64 Volunteer Coaches
- Ch 66 Volunteer Services
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 72 Affordable Housing
- Ch 76 Alarm Systems
- Ch 80 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 84 Amusements and Coin-Operated Devices
- Ch 88 Animals
- Ch 95 Building Construction
- Ch 96 Business Insurance Registration
- Ch 100 Cannabis
- Ch 102 Cell Towers and Antennas
- Ch 109 Contractors, Registration of
- Ch 111 Contribution Disclosure Statements
- Ch 116 Energy Conservation
- Ch 118 Environmental Impact Statement
- Ch 123 Fees
- Ch 126 Filming Regulations
- Ch 129 Firearms
- Ch 132 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 136 Fire Prevention
- Ch 140 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 143 Food Establishments
- Ch 147 Garage Sales
- Ch 150 Gasoline Stations
- Ch 154 Hazardous Materials Cleanup
- Ch 161 Landscapers
- Ch 165 Laundromats and Dry-Cleaning Establishments
- Ch 169 Littering
- Ch 175 Multiple Dwellings
- Ch 178 Natural Areas
- Ch 181 Noise
- Ch 186 Outdoor Cafes
- Ch 190 Parking, Off-Street
- Ch 191 Rehabilitation of Abandoned Property
- Ch 194 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 197 Parks
- Ch 204 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 208 Political Fund-Raising
- Ch 212 Property Maintenance
- Ch 213 Invasive Plants
- Ch 220 Rent Control
- Ch 223 Residential Permit Parking
- Ch 226 Senior Citizen Housing
- Ch 228 Sewers
- Ch 230 Sidewalk Sale Days
- Ch 232 Signs
- Ch 236 Site Plan Review
- Ch 243 Solid Waste
- Ch 244 Storage Containers, Temporary
- Ch 245 Stormwater Control
- Ch 247 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 250 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 254 Swimming Pools
- Ch 258 (Reserved)
- Ch 261 Taxicabs
- Ch 262 Tools and Equipment
- Ch 267 Towing
- Ch 271 Trailers
- Ch 275 Trees
- Ch 278 Urination in Public
- Ch 281 Vehicle, Sale of
- Ch 290 Zoning
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 293 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 297 Cats
- Ch 306 Food Handlers
- Ch 308 Lead Base Paint, Removal of
- Ch 311 Sanitary Standards
- Ch 316 Tobacco Products
- Appendix
- Ch A321 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A322 Telephone Agreement
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Leonia 4-6-1992
by Ord. No. 1138 (Ch. 65 of the 1982 Code). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
062a Notice of Tort Claim
The Borough of Leonia, by the adoption of this chapter will be afforded
every protection consistent with the public policy declared by the legislature
at N.J.S.A. 59:1-2: that public entities shall only be liable for their negligence
within the limitations of the New Jersey Tort Claims Act and in accordance
with the fair and uniform principles established therein.
All claims cognizable under N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 et seq. shall be filed with
the Borough Clerk on the form authorized by this chapter within the time frame
established under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act (N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 et seq.)
The Borough Clerk shall cause to be printed an adequate supply of a
forms consisting of the material published hereinunder.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Notice of Tort Claim Form at the end of this chapter.
Whenever a person or entity shall initiate a claim against the borough,
it shall be received only by the Borough Clerk. The Borough Clerk shall provide
such claimant with a copy of the subject form, which shall be executed by
said claimant and returned to the Borough Clerk within the time proscribed
by N.J.S.A. 59:1-1, et seq.
Upon receipt of the form authorized hereinabove, the Borough Clerk shall
retain one copy for records as a public record, and shall within 48 hours
after receipt (excluding weekends and holidays) transmit the original form
to the insurance company.
