N.J.S.A. 11A:5-5 Veterans’ preference
The names of veterans who receive passing scores on open competitive examinations shall be placed on the employment list in order of their respective …
In plain language
Veterans come next, in score order, immediately after the disabled veterans and before any non-veteran. So an open competitive list has three bands stacked in a fixed order, and score only decides position within a band. Understanding that is the difference between reading a list as unfair and reading it as the statute requires.
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changes only when the Legislature amends it, so a section untouched since its last amendment is settled rather than out of date.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 veterans who receive passing scores on open competitive examinations shall be placed on the employment list in order of their respective scores immediately after disabled veterans.
Legislative history
Session laws, newest first
- L. 1986, c. 112Enacted
effective September 25, 1986