{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-1.15","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-1.15","heading":"Residency requirement waiver.","body":"1.\tAny municipal ordinance which requires that employees of a municipal water works be municipal residents shall include a provision which permits the municipality to hire a non-resident if the municipality is unable to hire a qualified resident.  If the municipal water works serves more than one municipality, the ordinance shall comply with the provisions of P.L.2019, c.231 (C.40:14B-18.1 et al.).\nL.1987, c.441, s.1; amended 2019, c.231, s.5.","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":"c2cada369a9ea858fe056fb61d727b07f0331439702527252e5a2c8208c166d7","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-1.14","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-1.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}