Law Enforcement Promotional Titles

Law Enforcement Application and Testing Schedules

Law Enforcement Status Report

Orientation Guides

Please Note: The year listed for the orientation guides refers to the year the exam will take place. Each guide listed, unless otherwise noted in its title, applies both to candidates from the current administration and make-up candidates from an earlier administration who will be tested in the stated year.

 

Public Safety Promotional Examination Make-up Policy

According to the New Jersey Administrative Code 4A:4-2.9(b), make-up examinations for public safety promotional examinations may only be authorized for the following reasons:

 

  1. Debilitating injury or illness requiring an extended convalescent period, provided the candidate submits a doctor’s certification containing a diagnosis and a statement clearly showing that the candidate’s physical condition precluded his or her participation in the examination;
  2. Death in the candidate’s immediate family as evidenced by a copy of the death certificate;
  3. A candidate’s wedding which cannot be reasonably changed as evidenced by relevant documentation;
  4. When required for certain persons returning from military service (see N.J.A.C. 4A:4-4.6A); or
  5. Error by the Civil Service Commission or Appointing Authority.

 

Make-up requests, with supporting documentation, must be submitted in writing within five days of receipt of the test notification.  However, in situations involving an illness, death, or natural disaster that occurs on or immediately before the test date, a request for make-up must be made in writing no later than five days after the test date.  Written requests for make-up examinations should be mailed to:  NJCSC Make-Up Exam Unit, P.O. Box 316, Trenton, NJ 08625-0310.

 

All make-up requests based on medical grounds must include a New Jersey Civil Service Commission Medical Authorization for Make-up Examinations form (DPF-728), completed by the treating physician.  This form can be obtained from our website at https://www.nj.gov/csc/about/publications/forms/pdf/dpf-728.pdf or by contacting the CSC’s Information Center at (609) 292-4144.

 

Additionally, your treating physician must provide a separate detailed letter containing a diagnosis and statement clearly indicating why your physical condition will prevent you from taking the examination as scheduled.  This letter should include the date the injury/illness began, the date of your last office visit, and the earliest date you can take the test.  Information on your leave time from work because of your illness/injury should also be included.  The documentation must be on official letterhead, written in layman’s terms, and legible.  If insufficient, untimely, or illegible information is provided, your request will be denied.

Law Enforcement Promotional Title Application Fees

  • Police Sergeant $70
  • Police Lieutenant $70
  • Police Captain $105
  • Police Deputy Chief $140
  • Police Chief $210
 

Calculation of Seniority Credits for Law Enforcement Promotional Titles

For promotions, seniority is considered in the final score. For municipal police and fire fighter exams, the seniority score includes two elements: seniority (time from regular appointment date to closing date of the announcement, minus time lost on suspensions, layoffs, and regular leaves of absence without pay), and record of service (score is reduced for disciplinary suspensions up to five years before the closing date).  For all other law enforcement promotional exams (e.g., State Correctional Police Officer series, Sheriff’s Officer series, County Correction Officer series), only the seniority score is used; record of service is not considered for these titles.  More information about seniority credits can be found in N.J.A.C. 4A:4-2.15 Rating of examinations.

Law Enforcement In-Line Promotional Title Job Specifications