{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-6-7","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:6-7","heading":"City becoming member of another class to be governed by laws applicable to such class","body":"When any city becomes, by reason of its population, a member of another class in accordance with the classification above referred to, the laws before that time applicable to the city shall cease to have any effect, and thereafter  the city shall be governed only by the laws applicable to the classification in  which it is contained;  provided, however, that nothing contained in this  article shall affect or make void any contracts or rights or any act  theretofore done by such city;  or in any manner affect or change the internal  structure or arrangement thereof or the laws affecting the same during a  reasonable time until the newly applicable laws are adopted by ordinance of the  governing body of said city.\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":"a0fef5e5371c2cd5aff283b7fa8d4623e72c7baa8ac42f1a70760a2257bf5bfc","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-6-6","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-6-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}