N.J. Admin. Code § 1:4B-3.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 1:4B-3.1 - Commencement of contested cases

(a) All appeals by a law enforcement officer or firefighter shall be simultaneously filed with the Clerk of the Office of Administrative Law and with the Civil Service Commission. Appeals shall be submitted on the Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Removal Appeal form, incorporated herein by reference as the chapter Appendix.

(b) A copy of the Preliminary Notice of Disciplinary Action and of the Final Notice of Disciplinary Action must be attached to the Notice of Appeal.

(c) The Office of Administrative Law will notify the appellant if an appeal fails to provide information specified in (a) and (b) above or fails to provide all information required by the Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Removal Appeal form. Such notice will specify the deficiency and will provide the appellant an additional 20 days to supply the missing information.

(d) If a party fails to correct deficiencies in an appeal after notification of such deficiency by the Office of Administrative Law pursuant to (c) above within 20 days of issuance of such notice, the Office of Administrative Law may issue an initial decision dismissing the appeal.

N.J. Admin. Code § 1:4B-3.1

Amended by R.2012 d.054, effective 3/5/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 2391(a), 44 N.J.R. 573(a).
Rewrote (c); and added (d).