{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-4-41","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 44:4-41","heading":"Deputy director of welfare","body":"The county welfare board may appoint a deputy director of welfare who shall:\na.  Have the qualifications of a director of welfare and shall have resided  in the state for at least one year;\nb.  Be under the direction of the director of welfare;  and\nc.  Be vested on approval of the county welfare board with the same power as  a director of welfare in the distribution of relief, with like authority for  the prosecution or defense in court proceedings as is vested in a director of  welfare.","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":"5eecc9908fe9bc3bb4ad7a5568dd756ae7a8345fd41d4e161294bd244a9abb77","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-4-40","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-4-42"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}