N.J.S.A. 11A:5-4 Disabled veterans’ preference
The names of disabled veterans who receive passing scores on open competitive examinations shall be placed at the top of the employment list in the or… Cited by 1 other section of Title 11A.
In plain language
Thirty-one words, and they are the reason a New Jersey eligible list looks the way it does. Disabled veterans who pass an open competitive examination go at the TOP of the list, ranked among themselves by their own scores. Not near the top, and not with points added. Above everyone. A disabled veteran with the lowest passing score on the examination still sits ahead of a non-veteran who scored highest.
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. Never amended since.
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changes only when the Legislature amends it, so a section untouched since its last amendment is settled rather than out of date.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 names of disabled veterans who receive passing scores on open competitive examinations shall be placed at the top of the employment list in the order of their respective final scores.
Legislative history
Session laws, newest first
- L. 1986, c. 112Enacted
effective September 25, 1986
How this section has been applied
4 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.
New Jersey Supreme Court 1
- Bergen County v. Civil Service Com.57 A.2d 215
Appellate Division 3
- Lavitz v. Civil Service Com.94 N.J. Super. 260, 227 A.2d 722, 1967 N.J. Super. LEXIS 613
- Williams v. Department of Civil Service83 N.J. Super. 380, 200 A.2d 129, 1964 N.J. Super. LEXIS 417
- Belfer v. Borrella6 N.J. Super. 557, 70 A.2d 99, 1949 N.J. Super. LEXIS 596
Sections that refer to this one
- N.J.S.A. 11A:5-7 Inapplication of statutes to promotions