N.J.A.C. 4A:2-1.3 Adjournments
N.J.A.C. 4A:2-1.3, Adjournments. Any party requesting an adjournment of a hearing or other review must establish good and sufficient reason for such request. Such reason may include, but is Full text with 1 recorded amendment, 5 citing decisions.
Current through New Jersey Register, Vol. 58 No. 14, July 20, 2026. Reviewed as of July 26, 2026.
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In plain language
Postponing a hearing carries a risk if the reason does not hold up. Where the Commission finds that an adjournment was not sought for good and sufficient reason, it may impose a fine or penalty. What counts as sufficient is left open, and the rule gives two examples rather than a list: an attorney unavoidably appearing in a State or Federal court, and illness of a party, which has to be evidenced by both an affidavit and a doctor certificate. The obligation sits on whoever asks. Any party requesting an adjournment of a hearing or other review has to establish the reason. Adjournments in matters before the Office of Administrative Law follow N.J.A.C. 1:1-9.6 instead.
Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:2-1.3. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.
(a) Any party requesting an adjournment of a hearing or other review must establish good and sufficient reason for such request. Such reason may include, but is not limited to: #
1. Unavoidable appearance by an attorney for a party in any state or Federal court; or #
2. Illness of a party evidenced by an affidavit and a doctor's certificate. #
(b) Where an adjournment is found not to be for good and sufficient reason, the Civil Service Commission may impose a fine or penalty. #
(c) See N.J.A.C. 1:1-9.6 for Office of Administrative Law adjournment rules. #
Amendment history
Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 1 recorded change.
- AmendedR.2015 d.18647 N.J.R. 1689(a); 47 N.J.R. 2966(a)
How this rule has been applied
5 decisions have cited N.J.A.C. 4A:2-1.3. The list below is citations to those decisions, not the decisions. We have not written summaries for this section. A citation with no summary is deliberate: we do not paraphrase a decision we have not read. Nothing here is legal advice.
Civil Service Commission final determinations (5)
- In re H.B. et al., Police Officer (S9999U), Jersey City, CSC Docket Nos. 2019-1656 and 2019-1657 (Consolidated)2020 N.J. CSC LEXIS 192Docket 2019-1656 and 2019-1657
- In re Golub, Dep't of Law & Public Safety, CSC Docket No. 2019-25232019 N.J. CSC LEXIS 554Docket 2019-2523
- In re S.P., Corr. Officer Recruit (S9988U), Dep't of Corrs., CSC Docket No. 2018-13022019 N.J. CSC LEXIS 69Docket 2018-1302
- Tyler et al. v. City of Paterson2 N.J.A.R. 2721979
- McCormick v. City of Glouchester96 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 475