{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-43","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-43","heading":"Counsel;  engineer;  appointment;  term","body":"In every county the board of chosen freeholders shall appoint a county counsel and a county engineer.  The term of office of the county counsel shall be 3 years and of the county engineer 5 years.\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":"f32a6a3af7ac38e0bfc428deaf8279bb52b2d2caa87035fcba3aea29e2d61f4d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-42","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}