{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-1-137","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 44:1-137","heading":"Expense of temporary commitment","body":"A poor child temporarily committed by the overseer as provided in section 44:1-136 of this title shall, during such commitment and until the making by the court of an adjudication or order as provided by law in this article or otherwise, remain a charge against the municipality of the overseer's jurisdiction, to be paid for by the overseer from the funds at his disposal.","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":"941ab9e4e25f2868b6aa90860512941cc04f6f8cf066a00d9faea86c1bfe0479","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-1-136","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-1-138"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}