{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-145.3a","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-145.3a","heading":"Uncertified tax collector, application for certificate; issuance","body":"6.   Within six months of the effective date of P.L.1993, c.25 (C.40A:9-145.3a et al.), a tax collector who does not hold a tax collector certificate and who has been granted tenure pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.40A:9-144 or N.J.S.40A:9-145, or who has held office continuously for five consecutive years in the same municipality shall, at no cost, apply to the director on a form approved by the director for a tax collector certificate.  Upon verification of the applicant's eligibility under the tenure or service conditions described herein, the director shall issue a tax collector certificate that is marked as being valid only in the municipality employing the tax collector.  A tax collector holding such a certificate shall then be subject to all provisions affecting other certificate holders under this act, including but not limited to renewal, continuing education and maintenance of tenure rights.\nL.1993,c.25,s.6.","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":"e44b90add6d497644fe9debc5a743fc1cbd8e4ff450e3fad5b656f3401e06d49","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-145.3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-145.3b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}