{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-139","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-139","heading":"Attorney;  appointment;  term","body":"In every municipality the governing body, by ordinance, shall provide for the appointment of a municipal attorney who may be designated as the corporation counsel or municipal attorney and unless otherwise provided by law the term of office of the municipal attorney shall be 1 year.\nL.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.","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":"90348446170cbf33530f68d8341ba19e8c7efcbcb13bf11244cca7f61a4794ba","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-138","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}