New Jersey § 2a:5a-3
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 2a:5a-3, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2a:5a-3.
a. Every county clerk shall be eligible, on January 1, 1995 and for a period up to and including the date the incumbent county
clerk must declare candidacy for re-election as county clerk , to apply for the position of deputy clerk of the Superior Court and to resign as
county clerk. Any county clerk who applies to become a deputy clerk of the Superior Court as provided
herein and who resigns as county clerk shall become a deputy clerk of the Superior
Court on the date of his resignation in the county in which he is serving at the time
of his resignation. b. The deputy clerk of the Superior Court shall be an employee of the judiciary and
the position of deputy clerk of the Superior Court shall be included in the budget
of the State Judiciary. Any county clerk becoming a deputy clerk of the Superior Court pursuant to this
section shall be in the permanent service of the Superior Court with tenure and shall
retain any accumulated sick leave, longevity or vacation time that he has earned as
county clerk.
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