{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-24-9","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:24-9","heading":"Court defined; jurisdiction.","body":"The word \"court\" as used in this chapter means and includes the Superior Court, municipal court and any judge having the powers of a committing magistrate; and jurisdiction for the purpose mentioned herein is hereby conferred upon said courts and judges respectively.\nAmended 1953,c.37,s.45; 1991,c.91,s.379.","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":"f69e8fee2c424747982a284fc747c0daaa59aabef18c92c9af63828285adc523","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-24-8","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-27-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}