{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-43-20","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:43-20","heading":"Joint committee;  powers;  subpoenas","body":"The joint committee shall have power to take testimony, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of any of the officers of any of the municipalities affected, compel the production of all books and papers relating to the subject  matter under consideration, and to administer oaths to any person appearing  before the committee to testify.  Its subpoenas, shall be enforceable, and  misconduct of a witness may be dealt with, in the manner provided by the County  and Municipal Investigations Law (1952).\nAmended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 684, s. 151, eff. March 19, 1953.","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":"f3d5c8631acc9fe05c63680783bacfcf1ab5384a74975e73cf3aaccc9088c498","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-43-19","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-43-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}