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N.J.A.C. 4A:4-1.8 Emergency appointments

N.J.A.C. 4A:4-1.8, Emergency appointments. Chairperson or designee may authorize an emergency appointment for a period not to exceed 30 days when the appointing authority certifies that the failure t Full text with 1 recorded amendment, cited by 1 other rule.

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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

Thirty seven words covering the shortest appointment in the code. The Chairperson or designee may authorise an emergency appointment for no more than 30 days, and only where the appointing authority certifies that not making it will result in harm to persons or property. The certification is the whole safeguard: harm to persons or property, not inconvenience, backlog or cost. Thirty days is a hard ceiling in the text rather than a renewable term. An emergency appointment confers none of the protections a regular appointment carries, and time served under one does not count toward a working test period.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:4-1.8. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

The Chairperson or designee may authorize an emergency appointment for a period not to exceed 30 days when the appointing authority certifies that the failure to make such appointment will result in harm to persons or property.

Amendment history

Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 1 recorded change.

  1. AmendedR.2017 d.142
    49 N.J.R. 492(a); 49 N.J.R. 2239(a)

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