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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