{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-11a-5-8","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 11A:5-8","heading":"Preference in appointment in noncompetitive division.","body":"Preference in appointment in noncompetitive division.  From among those eligible for appointment in the noncompetitive division, preference shall be given to a qualified veteran.  Before an appointing authority shall select a nonveteran and not appoint a qualified veteran, the appointing authority shall show cause before the Civil Service Commission why a veteran should not be appointed.  In all cases, a disabled veteran shall have preference over all others.\nAmended 2008, c.29, s.44.","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":"7b40d6e73874797c26b9d9008d90d1bf7cdf7c1b26bc7b380824cf969b7d259e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-11a-5-7","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-11a-5-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}