{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-157-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:157-5","heading":"County detectives in third-class counties of over 75,000 population","body":"In counties of the third class now or hereafter having a population in excess of 75,000 there may be appointed not in excess of 9 county detectives, of whom 1 may be designated chief of county detectives, 1 captain of county detectives;  and 1 lieutenant of county detectives; their annual salaries shall be fixed as follows:  chief of county detectives, not less than $7,500.00;  captain of county detectives, not less than $7,000.00;  lieutenant of county detectives, not less than $6,000.00;  and other county detectives, not less than $5,500.00\nL.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1959, c. 161, p. 636, s. 3.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"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":"7f97ccca0f05e89f9099d181dfb6e2c04679d431a8453aea4861ba2b6efe1fa5","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-157-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-157-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}