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N.J.A.C. 4A:4-6.6 Disqualification appeals

N.J.A.C. 4A:4-6.6, Disqualification appeals. Appeals other than scoring, item, and administration appeals (N.J.A.C. 4A:4-6.4) and medical and/or psychological disqualification appeals (N.J.A.C. 4A:4-6. Full text with 4 recorded amendments, 5 citing decisions, cited by 2 other rules.

Selection and Appointment · Examination and Selection Disqualification and Appeals

Current through New Jersey Register, Vol. 58 No. 14, July 20, 2026. Reviewed as of July 26, 2026.

This is an annotated mirror, not the official publication. Verify against the Civil Service Commission before relying on it.

In plain language

Twenty days from notice of the action, decision or situation being appealed. That single deadline covers every examination appeal that is not a scoring, item or administration challenge under 4A:4-6.4 and not a medical or psychological disqualification under 4A:4-6.5, which makes it the deadline for a disqualification under 4A:4-6.1 and for a removal from an eligible list. The appeal is filed with the Commission representative named on the notice advising of the disqualification, and the Commission decides on the written record or by whatever other proceeding it considers appropriate. One thing is carved out entirely: non-selection for an advancement appointment is not an examination appeal, and runs as a grievance instead.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:4-6.6. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) Appeals other than scoring, item, and administration appeals (N.J.A.C. 4A:4-6.4) and medical and/or psychological disqualification appeals (N.J.A.C. 4A:4-6.5) shall follow the following procedures: #

1. The appeal shall be filed within 20 days of notice of the action, decision, or situation being appealed. #

2. An appeal must be filed with an appropriate representative of the Civil Service Commission as indicated on the notice advising of disqualification. #

(b) The Civil Service Commission shall decide any appeal on the written record or such other proceeding as the Commission deems appropriate. #

(c) The non-selection of an employee for an advancement appointment in accordance with N.J.A.C. 4A:3-3.2A shall not be subject to examination appeal procedures. Grievance appeal procedures shall apply. See N.J.A.C. 4A:2-3. #

Amendment history

Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 4 recorded changes.

  1. AmendedR.2014 d.099
    45 N.J.R. 500(a); 46 N.J.R. 1331(c)
  2. AmendedR.1998 d.291
    30 N.J.R. 890(a); 30 N.J.R. 1975(a)
  3. AmendedR.1993 d.162
    24 N.J.R. 4467(a); 25 N.J.R. 1511(b)
  4. AmendedR.1989 d.569
    21 N.J.R. 1766(a); 21 N.J.R. 3448(b)

How this rule has been applied

5 decisions have cited N.J.A.C. 4A:4-6.6. 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.

Superior Court (2)
  • Brady v. Department of Personnel289 N.J.Super. 557; 674 A.2d 616
  • Pollinger v. Loigman256 N.J.Super. 257; 606 A.2d 1113
Civil Service Commission final determinations (3)
  • In re Banks, Principal Fiscal Analyst (M0615B), Newark Sch. Distr., CSC Docket No. 2022-19022022 N.J. CSC LEXIS 202Docket 2022-1902
  • In re Josey, Police Officer (S9999R), North Brunswick, CSC Docket No. 2020-6852019 N.J. CSC LEXIS 1143Docket 2020-685
  • In re H.P., Police Officer (S9999U), City of Margate, CSC Docket No. 2018-27972018 N.J. CSC LEXIS 433Docket 2018-2797

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