The New Jersey Legislature should provide defense and indemnification to local and county government employees who are sued over their actions while assisting state agencies with criminal cases, according to a legislative review commission.
The Law Revision Commission, which makes recommendations to legislators about statutes in need of updating, adopted a proposal Thursday calling for the attorney general to provide defense and indemnification to county and local employees who are sued over their participation in criminal investigations and arrests run by state agencies.
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