N.J.S.A. 11A:10-1 Disapproval of salary
The Civil Service Commission may disapprove and order the payment stopped of the salary of any person employed in violation of this title or an order … Implemented by 2 rules in N.J.A.C. Title 4A.
In plain language
Money is the enforcement tool here. Where someone is employed in violation of Title 11A or of a Commission order, the Commission can disapprove their salary, stop the payment, and recover what was already paid from that person. It reaches further than that: anyone who authorised the disapproved payment, or who has employment authority over the person, can face penalties of their own, including having their own salary disapproved and having to repay improper expenditures out of personal funds. The section says expressly that the ten thousand dollar ceiling in 11A:10-3 does not cap it.
Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of this section. The statute itself is below, unabridged.
Current through the close of the 221st Legislature (L. 2025, c. 346). What that means
Enacted by L. 1986, c. 112. Last amended by L. 2008, c. 29, effective June 30, 2008.
A New Jersey statute changes only when the Legislature amends it, so a section untouched since its last amendment is settled rather than out of date.
Reviewed as of July 28, 2026. Official text: njleg.state.nj.us.
The Civil Service Commission may disapprove and order the payment stopped of the salary of any person employed in violation of this title or an order of the Civil Service Commission and recover all disapproved salary from such person. Any person or persons who authorize the payment of a disapproved salary or have employment authority over the person whose salary has been disapproved may be subject to penalties, including, but not limited to, the disapproval of their salaries and payment from their personal funds of improper expenditures of the moneys as may be provided by the rules of the Civil Service Commission. This section shall not be limited by the amounts set forth in N.J.S.11A:10-3.
The rules that implement this section
A statute sets the framework and the Civil Service Commission’s rules fill in the detail. Where a question turns on procedure, the rule usually governs; where it turns on who is covered or what the Commission may do, the statute does.
- N.J.A.C. 4A:1, the whole chapter
- N.J.A.C. 4A:10, the whole chapter
Legislative history
Session laws, newest first
- L. 2008, c. 29, section 73Amended
effective June 30, 2008 - L. 1986, c. 112Enacted
no effective date given
Effective-date provisions
Quoted from the session laws themselves.
- Section 120 of L. 2008, c. 29 provides: “This act shall take effect immediately and any actions necessary to implement this act may be taken any time thereafter. General implementation shall be completed no later than 12 months following enactment.” Chapter 29, L. 2008, was approved on June 30, 2008.
Sections this one refers to
- N.J.S.A. 11A:10-3 Noncompliance