40A:9-94.Ā  Eligibility for office of sheriff
No person shall be eligible to the office of sheriff of any county unless heĀ  shall have been a citizen of the United States and a resident of the county forĀ  at least 3 years next preceding his election.

L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
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