40A:10-5 - Operator to give prompt notice of claim or demand
40A:10-5.Ā Operator to give prompt notice of claim or demand
The operator against whom a claim or demand is made or an action instituted,Ā arising out of the operation or use of any motor vehicle, equipment orĀ apparatus to which this article relates, shall promptly give written noticeĀ thereof to the governing body of the local unit.Ā If an action is institutedĀ against him he shall also move promptly as a third party plaintiff to name theĀ local unit as third party defendant in that action.Ā If the operator fails toĀ so notify the local unit or name the local unit as a third party defendant inĀ any such action, the local unit shall not be liable for any judgment recoveredĀ against him even though it failed to secure the insurance required by thisĀ article.
L.1979, c. 230, s. 1, eff. Oct. 15, 1979.
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The operator against whom a claim or demand is made or an action instituted,Ā arising out of the operation or use of any motor vehicle, equipment orĀ apparatus to which this article relates, shall promptly give written noticeĀ thereof to the governing body of the local unit.Ā If an action is institutedĀ against him he shall also move promptly as a third party plaintiff to name theĀ local unit as third party defendant in that action.Ā If the operator fails toĀ so notify the local unit or name the local unit as a third party defendant inĀ any such action, the local unit shall not be liable for any judgment recoveredĀ against him even though it failed to secure the insurance required by thisĀ article.
L.1979, c. 230, s. 1, eff. Oct. 15, 1979.
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