{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-117.16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-117.16","heading":"Candidates for sheriff's officer chief; requirements","body":"A candidate for the position of sheriff's officer chief shall be a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the county of appointment for at least three years next preceding his appointment.  In addition, a candidate shall be certified by the Police Training Commission as having completed a police training course at an approved school, pursuant to P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-66 et seq.), and shall have at least 10 years' experience in law enforcement.\nL.1989, c.280, s.2.","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":"3ba769d7cfe4b8587ab75e4e587b77eb6246b33607b6f3e4c37cfe3225568cc1","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-117.15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-117.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}