{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-11a-4-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 11A:4-5","heading":"Use of eligible list.","body":"Use of eligible list.  Once the examination process has been initiated due to the appointment of a provisional or an appointing authority's request for a list to fill a vacancy, the affected appointing authority shall be required to make appointments from the list if there is a complete certification, unless otherwise permitted by the commission for valid reason such as fiscal constraints.  If the commission permits an appointing authority to leave a position vacant in the face of a complete list, the commission may order the appointing authority to reimburse the commission for the costs of the selection process.\nAmended 2008, c.29, s.34.","path":["TITLE 11A CIVIL SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"c55ad864a622754568a13be75f0416edfc78c7a9a8efe8b9397d4dd424871d20","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-11a-4-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-11a-4-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}