{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-74-4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:74-4","heading":"Effective date of ordinances;  emergency ordinances excepted","body":"No ordinance, except when otherwise required by the general laws of the State or the provisions of chapters 70 to 76 of this Title (R.S. 40:70-1 et seq.), and except an ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety which contains a statement of its urgency and is passed  by a two-thirds vote of the board of commissioners, shall take effect before 20  days from the time of its final passage.\nAmended by L.1982, c. 145, s. 8, eff. Sept. 28, 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":"5c8ab2902bb6ce8902bc90b290e9f7d04c8e09afe138f987a6fe02cbec08d213","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-74-3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-74-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}