{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-3-26","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:3-26","heading":"Removal of licensed health officers;  necessity of public hearing","body":"No health officer, inspector or employee holding a license issued in the name of the State Department of Health, after five years' consecutive service in the employ of a local board or regional health commission, shall be removed from office or reduced in pay or position except for just cause and after public hearing as provided in section 26:3-27 of this Title.\nAmended by L.1947, c. 181, p. 827, s. 6.","path":["TITLE 26 HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"dbf4242bc0c242a45c4a4bb9c5cd4df4e2d2805f1e8894dd1ad2a254ffbddbbd","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-3-25.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-3-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}