40A:14-122.4 - Promotions; preference to resident - New Jersey Statutes

40A:14-122.4.  Promotions;  preference to resident
    In any municipality wherein Title 11 (Civil Service) of the Revised Statutes  is operative, promotions to positions on the police department and force shall  be based upon merit as determined by suitable promotion tests for such  positions, provided however that a resident shall be appointed rather than a  nonresident thereof in any instance in which the resident and nonresident  achieved the same final average score in such test.  The preference granted by  this section shall in no way diminish, reduce or affect the preferences granted  to veterans pursuant to chapter 27 of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes or any  other provision of law.

     L.1972, c. 3, s. 14, eff. Feb. 15, 1972.