{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-7-2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:7-2","heading":"Rights of citizens","body":"All residents in the territory annexed shall immediately become residents of  the county to which the territory is annexed.\nL.1979, c. 181, s. 2, 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":"d66434e840fae8289b6c0d9da64664fddd6a01628d2b970f2ba725bcbad47b7c","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-7-1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-7-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}