N.J.S.A. 11A:2-16 Appeal procedure for suspension or fine of five days or less
If a State employee receives a suspension or fine of five days or less, the employee may request review by the Civil Service Commission under standard… Amended 1 time since 1986.
In plain language
Minor discipline, and where it goes depends entirely on who employs you. A State employee suspended or fined five days or less may request review by the Civil Service Commission, under the Commission's own standards and procedures, or use an alternate appeal procedure where a negotiated contract provides one. An employee of a political subdivision gets no Commission route at all: their review is under standards and procedures established by the political subdivision itself, or again an alternate procedure under a contract. For a county or municipal employee the employer therefore reviews its own decision unless a contract says otherwise, which is what makes the contractual route the one worth knowing about. Note too that small suspensions become appealable to the Commission under 11A:2-14 once enough accumulate in a year.
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, effective September 25, 1986. 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changes only when the Legislature amends it, so a section untouched since its last amendment is settled rather than out of date.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.
If a State employee receives a suspension or fine of five days or less, the employee may request review by the Civil Service Commission under standards and procedures established by the Civil Service Commission or appeal pursuant to an alternate appeal procedure where provided by a negotiated contract provision. If an employee of a political subdivision receives a suspension or fine of five days or less, the employee may request review under standards and procedures established by the political subdivision or appeal pursuant to an alternate appeal procedure where provided by a negotiated contract provision.
Legislative history
Session laws, newest first
- L. 2008, c. 29, section 13Amended
effective June 30, 2008 - L. 1986, c. 112Enacted
effective September 25, 1986
How this section has been applied
3 reported decisions cite this section. Citations only: the summaries in the source are the publisher's own writing, and where we describe a case we write it from the decision itself.
Appellate Division 2
- Matter of Young471 N.J. Super. 169, 272 A.3d 58, 2022 N.J. Super. LEXIS 31
- County of Monmouth v. Communications Workers of Am.300 N.J. Super. 272, 692 A.2d 990, 1997 N.J. Super. LEXIS 185
Superior Court 1
- Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # 1 Camden v. City of Camden Police Dept.368 N.J. Super. 56, 845 A.2d 192, 2003 N.J. Super. LEXIS 415
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.