2016 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 40a - Municipalities And Counties
Section 40A:9-101 - Failure Of Sheriff Elect To Qualify; Effect
40A:9-101. Failure of sheriff elect to qualify; effect
When any newly elected sheriff shall fail to qualify by giving the required bond and taking and subscribing his oath of office within 30 days following his election or within the time fixed by the court as herein provided, his office shall be deemed vacant. The Superior Court, for good cause shown, shall have jurisdiction to extend the time for qualification.
L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
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