{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-6b-17","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 34:6B-17","heading":"Criminal histories relative to employment with local government.","body":"7. a. The governing body of a county or municipality shall not adopt any ordinance, resolution, law, rule or regulation regarding criminal histories in the employment context, except for ordinances adopted to regulate municipal operations.\nb.\tThe provisions of this act shall preempt any ordinance, resolution, law, rule or regulation adopted by the governing body of a county or municipality prior to the effective date of this act regarding criminal histories in the employment context, except for ordinances adopted to regulate municipal operations.\nL.2014, c.32, s.7.","path":["TITLE 34 LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION"],"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":"03d1c458b756b6bedef4e062dac0b5e680fe04894288dc67e17bfa529fcf9345","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-6b-16","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-6b-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}