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.
Current through the close of the 221st Legislature (L. 2025, c. 346). What that means
Reviewed as of July 28, 2026. Official text: njleg.state.nj.us.
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.
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.
Enacted by L. 1986, c. 112, effective September 25, 1986. Never amended since.
An old amendment date alone does not mean a provision is obsolete. This mirror reflects the source watermark above; later laws and decisions can affect how the text applies.
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
- Williams v. Department of Civil Service83 N.J. Super. 380, 200 A.2d 129
- Belfer v. Borrella6 N.J. Super. 557, 70 A.2d 99
Sections that refer to this one
- N.J.S.A. 11A:5-7 Inapplication of statutes to promotions