New Jersey Statutes
§ 40A:12-3 — Acquisition of lands and buildings
New Jersey § 40A:12-3
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 40AMUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40A:12-3 (2026).
Text
(a)Any county or municipality may acquire, construct and maintain such buildings or other capital improvements as may be necessary and suitable for the performance of its functions, the accommodation of the courts required to be held in the county or municipality, the conduct of public business and the use of the county and municipal departments, officers, boards, commissions and agencies in charge of institutions and facilities and any other county or municipal public purposes, and from time to time as necessary, repair, alter, enlarge, rebuild, furnish, refurnish, refurbish or rehabilitate such buildings.
(b)Any county or municipality may acquire the necessary land for the construction thereon of buildings or other capital improvements or additions thereto and for suitable surrounding
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Nearby Sections
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§ 40A:12-1
Short title§ 40A:12-10
Joint purchase of lands and construction of buildings or other capital improvements for joint use§ 40A:12-11
Early land acquisition§ 40A:12-13
Sales of real property, capital improvements or personal property; exceptions; procedure.§ 40A:12-13.1
Sales of real property, capital improvements or personal property; authorization by resolution§ 40A:12-13.4. Conveyance to county
§ 40A:12-13.4. Conveyance to county§ 40A:12-13.5. Sale, lease or exchange of real property of capital improvement by counties; conditions; fees
§ 40A:12-13.5. Sale, lease or exchange of real property of capital improvement by counties; conditions; fees§ 40A:12-13.6. Notice of public hearing
§ 40A:12-13.6. Notice of public hearing§ 40A:12-13.7. Contents of notice of public hearing
§ 40A:12-13.7. Contents of notice of public hearing§ 40A:12-13.8. Bid acceptance by county; conditions
§ 40A:12-13.8. Bid acceptance by county; conditionsCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
New Jersey § 40A:12-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/40A%3A12-3.