{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-18-3","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:18-3","heading":"Corporate powers;  acquisition and sale of property","body":"Every county shall have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, have a common seal, and purchase, acquire, lease, hold, let and convey real and personal property for the use and benefit of the county.","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":"d3ad79d49435380aab2f68996e8ac226fed59c7b53f4b2b4b96eaaf081b7649e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-18-2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-18-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}