{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-14-142","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-142","heading":"Municipal prison keepers","body":"In any municipality having a municipal prison the governing body, by ordinance, may provide for the appointment of a prison keeper and upon such appointment he shall become a member of the police department or force of said municipality.\nL.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.","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":"7e41bffee054051c27de22c79f6a65e2c2993dd5cdce72fd33fb4a942768d868","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-14-141","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-14-143"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}