11A:4-11 - Removal on criminal record - New Jersey Statutes

11A:4-11  Removal on criminal record.

11A:4-11.  Removal on criminal record.  Upon the request of an appointing authority, the commission may remove an eligible with a criminal record from a list when the criminal record includes a conviction for a crime which adversely relates to the employment sought.  The following factors may be considered in such determination:

a.Nature and seriousness of the crime;

b.Circumstances under which the crime occurred;

c.Date of the crime and age of the eligible when the crime was committed;

d.Whether the crime was an isolated event; and

e.Evidence of rehabilitation.

The presentation to an appointing authority of a pardon or expungement shall prohibit an appointing authority from rejecting an eligible based on such criminal conviction, except for law enforcement, fire fighter or correction officer and other titles as determined by the commission.

Amended 2008, c.29, s.38.