N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-9.2: Municipalities wherein civil service operative; residency requirements

In any municipality wherein Title 11 (Civil Service) of the Revised Statutes is operative, applicants for appointment to the paid fire department and force or as paid members of the part-paid fire department and force who are not residents of the municipality shall be eligible for appointment thereto notwithstanding the provision of any statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation to the contrary.

L.1972, c. 3, s. 2, eff. Feb. 15, 1972.