N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-31
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Costs against commissioner
Official statutory text
In case no such nuisance or source of foulness or ill health shall be found to exist, costs shall not be awarded against the commissioner unless it shall appear that no probable cause existed for bringing such suit. L.1947, c. 177, p. 804, s. 31.
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