{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-19a-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:19A-1","heading":"Counties of third class;  establishment of offices outside county  seat and county jail","body":"The governing body of any county of the third class may, by resolution or ordinance, as appropriate, provide for the establishment and maintenance of any  of the county offices at any location within the county except that the following shall not be located without the county seat of the county, that is to say:\nThe county clerk's office;\nThe register's of deeds and mortgages office;\nThe sheriff's office;\nThe surrogate's office;\nThe county prosecutor's office;  and\nThe places for holding the Superior Court within the county.\nThe governing body of a county may, upon the adoption of a resolution or ordinance, as appropriate, and after a public hearing, provide for the establishment of a county jail at any location within the county.\nL.1955, c. 109, p. 578, s. 1, eff. June 30, 1955.  Amended by L.1982, c. 12,  s. 1, eff. March 19, 1982.","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":"87ba633dd4b5d62b3e1b45fed02b875706bc0885ab4c2a8c6c03754b2030a35e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-19-9","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-20-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}