{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-37-98","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:37-98","heading":"Commissioners;  terms;  vacancies","body":"The commissioners first appointed in any county shall hold office for the term of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years respectively, as indicated and fixed in their orders of appointment.  Thereafter all commissioners shall hold office for the full term of 5 years and vacancies shall be filled by the board of chosen freeholders by appointment for the unexpired term only.\nAmended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 657, s. 80;  L.1962, c. 116, s. 2, eff. July 17,  1962.","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":"57434dcbceb6610716b3e5e4f1b39996276c0f711deb013b40b70536e6f6a104","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-37-97.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-37-99"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}