{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-1-129","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 44:1-129","heading":"Petition for relief","body":"The director of welfare of a municipality shall by petition to the Superior Court, setting forth the necessary facts, apply for the person's relief in that manner, whereupon the court shall fix a date for hearing the petition within not less than ten days from the filing of the petition.\nAmended 1953,c.42,s.9; 1991,c.91,s.429.","path":["TITLE 44 POOR"],"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":"395b93f5770a1952a991a7f96458561f8723229c2832112aadcb5d3a3d2468ca","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-1-128","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-1-130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}