{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-16-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:16-1","heading":"Construction of subtitle favorably to counties","body":"In construing the provisions of this subtitle, all courts shall construe the  same most favorably to counties.","path":["TITLE 40 MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES"],"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":"75d2c273910d5e5097350be047ad163dcdf5f6928c58cbe500ba9e7e58734631","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-15a-5","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-16-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}