{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-17b-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-1","heading":"Establishment of department;   \"the department\"  defined","body":"There is hereby established in the executive branch of the State Government  a principal department which shall be known as the Department of Law and Public  Safety.\nAs used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the words  \"the department\"  mean the Department of Law and Public Safety herein established.\nL.1948, c. 439, p. 1707, s. 1.","path":["TITLE 52 STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS"],"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":"97e1e39d883b046f03ceef257c830d6bdbc0e7f1c170b3ed51efbb28b862d2ce","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-17a-20","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-17b-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}