N.J. Stat. § 11A:3-2.1 — NJ Code / Title 11A / Chapter 3 / Section 3-2.1
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. the importance of fairness and impartiality in State employment is recognized in Article VII, Section I, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution which provides that, "Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the State ... shall be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, as far as practicable, by examination, which, as far as practicable, shall be competitive..."; b. nevertheless, the framers recognized that appointments to certain types of employment are not readily made through a competitive examination process; c. accordingly, in implementing the constitutional provision, the Legislature has provided in N.J.S.11A:3-2 that the career service shall have a competitive division and a noncompetitive division; d. it was the purpose of the Legislature, in making this distinction, to provide for positions which cannot properly be tested for, such as lower-level jobs which do not require significant education or experience, to be filled without the need of competitive examination but with civil service protection for the employee; e. however, recent published reports suggest that the purpose of the noncompetitive division has been subverted by the transfer into that division of titles which properly belong in the unclassified service or in the competitive division of the career service, and the making of appointments thereto; f. the apparent reason for this misuse of the noncompetitive division is to protect political appointees prior to the beginning of a new administration; and g. in order to prevent this abuse of the civil service system, there is need for a statutory prohibition on the movement of job titles and political appointees to the noncompetitive division of the career service during the final six months of the Governor's term in office. L.1993,c.371,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 11A:11-1 — NJ Code / Title 11A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-1
Merit System Board.
Status: in_force

11A:11-1. Merit System Board. The functions, powers, and duties of the Merit System Board as constituted in the Department of Personnel are continued and transferred to the Civil Service Commission which is created and allocated in, but not of, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development by N.J.S.11A:2-1 as amended by P.L.2008, c.29. The members of the Merit System Board, other than the Commissioner of Personnel, on the effective date of this act, P.L.2008, c.29, shall continue as members of the Civil Service Commission for the duration of their current terms and any reappointments and until their successors are appointed, unless removed for cause. Amended 2008, c.29, s.77.
N.J. Stat. § 11A:9-9.1 — NJ Code / Title 11A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-9.1
Examination requirement waived for certain local firefighters
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.11A:9-9 or any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any person who was actively employed by a political subdivision as a firefighter or fire chief at the time of adoption of this title by the political subdivision and who had less than one year of continuous service in that position prior to the adoption of this title by the political subdivision shall continue to hold that position without having to pass an examination and shall have career service status. Nothing contained in this section shall require a political subdivision to rehire such a firefighter or fire chief who has been removed from that position. L.1993,c.154,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 11A:5-11 — NJ Code / Title 11A / Chapter 5 / Section 5-11
Veterans not to be discriminated against because of physical disability.
Status: in_force

11A:5-11. A veteran with any physical disability caused by wounds or injuries received in the line of duty in the military or naval forces of the United States during war service set forth in N.J.S.11A:5-1 shall not be discriminated against in an examination, classification or appointment because of the disability, unless this disability, in the opinion of the Civil Service Commission, would incapacitate the veteran from properly performing the duties of the office, position or employment for which applied. amended 2008, c.29, s.46; 2017, c.131, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 11A:2-15 — NJ Code / Title 11A / Chapter 2 / Section 2-15
Appeal procedure.
Status: in_force

11A:2-15. Appeal procedure. Any appeal from adverse actions specified in N.J.S.11A:2-13 and subsection a.(4) of N.J.S.11A:2-6 shall be made in writing to the Civil Service Commission no later than 20 days from receipt of the final written determination of the appointing authority. If the appointing authority fails to provide a written determination, an appeal may be made directly to the Civil Service Commission within reasonable time. Amended 2008, c.29, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 11A:6-23 — NJ Code / Title 11A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-23
Supplemental compensation; rules.
Status: in_force

11A:6-23. Supplemental compensation; rules. The Civil Service Commission shall adopt rules for the implementation of supplemental compensation, which shall include but need not be limited to application and eligibility procedures. Amended 2008, c.29, s.55.
N.J. Stat. § 11A:9-6 — NJ Code / Title 11A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-6
Adoption of title; elections
Status: in_force

11A:9-6. Adoption of title; elections. The method of submitting the question of the adoption of this title to the voters of a county or municipality shall conform as nearly as possible to the provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes relating to the submission of public questions and when submitted at a school district election shall conform as nearly as possible to the provisions of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes relating to the submission of public questions in school districts. L. 1986, c. 112, s. 11A:9-6, eff. Sept. 25, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 11A:9-4 — NJ Code / Title 11A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-4
Refusal to comply
Status: in_force

11A:9-4. Refusal to comply. If the clerk refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of N.J.S. 11A:9-2 and N.J.S. 11A:9-3, a registered voter of the political subdivision or the commissioner may apply to a judge of the Superior Court in the county in which the political subdivision is located for an order directing and compelling the submission of the question involved in the petition. The judge shall hear the matter summarily. If the judge finds and determines that the petition is in accordance with law, an appropriate order shall be issued. Any clerk failing to comply with the order of the court, or any public official, officer, agent or employee interfering with, or preventing, such clerk from satisfying such order, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L. 1986, c. 112, s. 11A:9-4, eff. Sept. 25, 1986.