N.J.S.A. 11A:6-14 Elective office; leave of absence without pay; appointments to position; reemployment list
Any person holding a position in the career service of any political subdivision shall upon written request be granted a leave of absence, without pay…
In plain language
Elective office, and the right to come back is conditional in a way that matters. A person holding a career service position in a political subdivision is granted unpaid leave on written request to fill any elective public office for its term. They are entitled to resume the position afterwards only if they apply for reinstatement before the leave expires AND return to duty within six years of it commencing. Time in office counts toward seniority up to that same six years. Appointments made to the position during the six years are interim and end on the person's return. Where the term of office runs past six years the right to resume is gone, and the name goes onto a special reemployment list instead.
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. 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changes only when the Legislature amends it, so a section untouched since its last amendment is settled rather than out of date.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.
Any person holding a position in the career service of any political subdivision shall upon written request be granted a leave of absence, without pay, to fill any elective public office for the term of the office. Upon the expiration of the term of office, that person shall be entitled to resume the position held at the time of the granting of the leave of absence, if the employee shall apply for reinstatement before the expiration of the leave of absence and return to duty within six years after the commencement of the leave. The time spent in serving the term of an elective office, up to a maximum of six years from the commencement of the leave, shall be included in the computation of that person’s seniority rights.
All appointments to the position of that person during the period of six years from the date the leave of absence commences shall be made from eligible lists and the appointments shall, during such six-year period, be held to be interim and shall be terminated on the return to duty within the six-year period of the person to whom the leave of absence was granted.
In the event that the term of the elective public office of the person to whom such leave was granted expires after six years from the commencement of such leave, the name of such person, upon the expiration of the six-year period, shall be placed on a special reemployment list.
Legislative history
Session laws, newest first
- L. 1986, c. 112Enacted
no effective date given
How this section has been applied
1 reported decision cites 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 1
- City of Wildwood v. DeMarzo205 N.J. 270, 412 N.J. Super. 105, 988 A.2d 1218, 15 A.3d 18, 2011 N.J. LEXIS 430, 2010 N.J. Super. LEXIS 27