{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-48-12-39","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 48:12-39","heading":"Straightening, shortening or improving road;  condemning land","body":"Any railroad company may straighten, shorten or improve its road or connect  points thereon by shorter lines or branches upon filing and recording a survey  of the straightened, shortened or improved line in the same manner as is  required in the case of an original survey of location.\nAny such company may take and acquire by condemnation all the land necessary  for that purpose.\nThe company may retain and continue to use or may sell or otherwise dispose  of all or any part of the original road for which such line has been substituted after it has constructed its road on its new location.\nAmended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 110.","path":["TITLE 48 PUBLIC UTILITIES"],"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":"26f9774c91abac6bde5a24fef9bbb7a61ef7a955323e531fee11bdb4cae42e9c","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-48-12-38","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-48-12-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}