New Jersey § 40a:14-45
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 40a:14-45, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40a:14-45.
In any municipality where an examination is scheduled to determine appointments to
the paid or part-paid fire department and force, any qualified fireman having served
in the volunteer fire company or force of the municipality for at least 2 years next
preceding such appointment shall be entitled, in addition to his earned rating, to
service credits of not less than 3 nor more than 10 points as may be determined by
the governing body of the municipality or the authority in charge. Said appointee shall be over 21 but not more than 40 years of age at the time of
the appointment. Nothing herein contained shall establish a preference over a paid fireman temporarily
dismissed or on leave of absence for reasons of economy, or the appointment of a paid
fireman to a superior position at the time of promotion in said fire department or
force.
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