{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-58-12a-38","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 58:12A-38","heading":"Findings, declarations relative to entry onto property to perform lead service line replacements.","body":"1.\tThe Legislature finds and declares that:\na.\tLead service lines are the primary source of lead in drinking water;\nb.\tIt is estimated that there are between 160,000 and 350,000 lead service lines throughout the State;\nc.\tLead in drinking water poses a serious health and safety risk to the public, particularly infants and children;\nd.\tA municipality in the State, pursuant to R.S.40:48-2, may enact such ordinances as it deems necessary and proper for the preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare of the municipality and its inhabitants; and\ne.\tIt is the intent of the Legislature to clarify that a municipality may enact an ordinance to enter properties to perform lead service line replacements as part of its powers to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its residents.\nL.2019, c.291, s.1.","path":["TITLE 58 WATERS AND WATER SUPPLY"],"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":"42085a0b86ff6145ff1a1346798e38364706af93fd6efe5323257b35757e2849","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-58-12a-37","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-58-12a-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}