{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-14-122.8","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-122.8","heading":"Residency in state;  requirement for employment","body":"Every member of a police department and force shall be a resident of the State of New Jersey while serving in such position.  Members appointed after the effective date of this act shall be residents of New Jersey at the time of their appointment and thereafter unless otherwise provided herein.\nL.1972, c. 3, s. 18, eff. Feb. 15, 1972.","path":["TITLE 40A 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":"e68d604b3a338054da7a035dc5ee160ca7723a7846e0a1a409e189fcfa0ae5ff","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-14-122.7","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-14-123.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}