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N.J.A.C. 4A:4-4.1 Need for certification

N.J.A.C. 4A:4-4.1, Need for certification. When a vacancy is to be filled in the competitive division of the career service from an eligible list, the appointing authority shall request a certificati Full text with 1 recorded amendment, 8 citing decisions, cited by 1 other rule.

Selection and Appointment · Certification From Eligible Lists

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

Nothing moves until the appointing authority asks. Filling a vacancy in the competitive division of the career service from an eligible list starts with a request for a certification of names for regular appointment, submitted in advance under procedures the Chairperson or designee sets, so that Commission staff can either issue or authorize the certification or say that no appropriate list exists. The second half of the rule covers the situation people actually live in: a permanent competitive position that has already been filled on a nonpermanent basis. There the Chairperson or designee decides whether a certification needs to be issued at all.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:4-4.1. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) When a vacancy is to be filled in the competitive division of the career service from an eligible list, the appointing authority shall request a certification of names for regular appointment. Such request shall be submitted in advance under procedures set by the Chairperson or designee to enable the appropriate Commission staff to issue or authorize the necessary certification or advise that there is no appropriate eligible list. #

(b) When a permanent competitive position has been filled on a nonpermanent basis, the Chairperson or designee shall determine whether there is a need to issue a certification. #

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)

How this rule has been applied

8 decisions have cited N.J.A.C. 4A:4-4.1. 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 (8)
  • In re Gabler, Librarian 3 (PM4239C), Woodbridge Library, CSC Docket No. 2022-364Docket 2022-364cites (a)
  • In re J.T., City of Newark, CSC Docket No. 2022-192Docket 2022-192
  • In re Jersey City Police Promotional Appointments, CSC Docket Nos. 2018-3409 et al. (Consolidated)Docket 2018-3409
  • In re Jersey City Police Promotional Appointments, CSC Docket Nos. 2018-3409 et al. (Consolidated)Docket 2018-3409
  • Police Captain. In re Roman, Deputy Police Chief (PM1747R), Newark, CSC Docket No. 2015-759Docket 2015-759
  • In re Gal, Town of Phillipsburg, CSC Dkt. No. 2017-2033
  • In re Kelly, et al., City of Elizabeth, CSC Dkt. Nos. 2014-2580
  • In re Glen Camuso, Newark, CSC Dkt. No. 2013-1423cites (a)

Commission decisions citing 4A:4-4.1

11 decisions of the Civil Service Commission since January 16, 2019 cite this section (denied 8, granted 1, referred for further review 1, as the minutes record the outcome). The newest:

All 11 decisions

Rules that point here

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