{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-1b-2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-2","heading":"Department of corrections;  establishment;  department defined","body":"There is hereby established in the Executive Branch of the State Government  a principal department which shall be known as the Department of Corrections.\nAs used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, \"department\"  means the Department of Corrections.\nL.1976, c. 98, s. 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.","path":["TITLE 30 INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES"],"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":"f6508180094924c3ce38e0dc19a73233ed2df1bc2f3fcc4d8c1d60c106a06afe","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-1b-1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-1b-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}