40A:10-5 - Operator to give prompt notice of claim or demand - New Jersey Statutes

40A:10-5.  Operator to give prompt notice of claim or demand
    The operator against whom a claim or demand is made or an action instituted,  arising out of the operation or use of any motor vehicle, equipment or  apparatus to which this article relates, shall promptly give written notice  thereof to the governing body of the local unit.  If an action is instituted  against him he shall also move promptly as a third party plaintiff to name the  local unit as third party defendant in that action.  If the operator fails to  so notify the local unit or name the local unit as a third party defendant in  any such action, the local unit shall not be liable for any judgment recovered  against him even though it failed to secure the insurance required by this  article.

     L.1979, c. 230, s. 1, eff. Oct. 15, 1979.