{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-6-4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:6-4","heading":"Classification of cities for legislative purposes","body":"For legislative purposes, cities shall be classified as follows based upon population as ascertained by the most recent Federal decennial census:\na.  First class--cities having a population of more than 150,000;\nb.  Second class--cities having a population of not less than 12,000 but not  more than 150,000;\nc.  Third class--all cities which are not first- or second-class cities except cities bordering on the Atlantic ocean being seaside or summer resorts;\nd.  Fourth class--cities bordering on the Atlantic ocean which are seaside or summer resorts.\nL.1979, c. 181, s. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1979.","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":"c0e0231d8c3d2c003abcd80e6ebf310df434f871d0e1183cecb417e37019a889","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-6-3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-6-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}