Which source should take precedence for the legal status of a New Jersey state symbol?
Note
For legal status of a state symbol or motto, direct state government records take precedence over unsourced popular summaries.
Official New Jersey statutes and state-agency records establish the legal status of a symbol more reliably than unsourced trivia pages. For example, the phrase "Liberty and Prosperity" is traditional but was not separately adopted as an official motto. Legal designations should be distinguished from widespread cultural or historical usage.
