{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-94","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-94","heading":"Eligibility for office of sheriff","body":"No person shall be eligible to the office of sheriff of any county unless he  shall have been a citizen of the United States and a resident of the county for  at least 3 years next preceding his election.\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":"495f8c61a2880f98e06a5e1dec52cd037ec899a171630271a4f88b3036929c47","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-93","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-95"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}