N.J.S.A. 11A:2-17 Use immunity
A person shall not be excused from testifying or producing evidence on the ground that the testimony or the evidence might tend to incriminate the per…
In plain language
Nobody can refuse to testify or produce evidence in these proceedings on the ground of self-incrimination. In exchange, the answer cannot be used or admitted in any proceeding against them, except a prosecution for perjury. That trade is what use immunity means. The safeguard is at the end: it is not granted without the prior written approval of the Attorney General, so the Commission cannot confer it on its own and inadvertently compromise a criminal case.
Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of this section. The statute itself is below, unabridged.
Current through the close of the 221st Legislature (L. 2025, c. 346). What that means
Enacted by L. 1986, c. 112, effective September 25, 1986. Never amended since.
A New Jersey statute changes only when the Legislature amends it, so a section untouched since its last amendment is settled rather than out of date.
Reviewed as of July 28, 2026. Official text: njleg.state.nj.us.
A person shall not be excused from testifying or producing evidence on the ground that the testimony or the evidence might tend to incriminate the person, but an answer shall not be used or admitted in any proceeding against the person, except in a prosecution for perjury. The foregoing use immunity shall not be granted without prior written approval by the Attorney General.
Legislative history
Session laws, newest first
- L. 1986, c. 112Enacted
effective September 25, 1986
How this section has been applied
1 reported decision cites this section. Citations only: the summaries in the source are the publisher's own writing, and where we describe a case we write it from the decision itself.
Appellate Division 1
- Fulginiti v. Cape May County Sheriff's Dep't199 N.J. Super. 56, 488 A.2d 250, 1985 N.J. Super. LEXIS 1171