New Jersey § 52:13d-21

§ 52:13d-21.

a. (1) A relative of the Governor shall not be employed in an office or position in

the unclassified service of the civil service of the State in the Executive Branch

of State Government. (2) A relative of the commissioner or head of a principal department in the Executive

Branch of State Government shall not be employed in an office or position in the unclassified

service of the civil service of the State in the principal department over which the

commissioner or head of the principal department exercises authority, supervision,

or control. (3) A relative of an assistant or deputy commissioner or head of a principal department

in the Executive Branch of State Government who is employed in an office or position

in the unclassified service of the civil service of the State may be employed in the

principal department in which the assistant or deputy commissioner or head serves,

but shall not be assigned to a position over which the assistant or deputy commissioner

or head exercises authority, supervision, or control. (4) A relative of a head or assistant head of a division of a principal department

in the Executive Branch of State government who is employed in an office or position

in the unclassified service of the civil service of the State may be employed in the

principal department in which the head or assistant head of a division serves, but

shall not be assigned to a position over which the head or assistant head exercises

authority, supervision, or control. b. (1) A relative of an appointed member of a governing or advisory body of an independent

authority, board, commission, agency or instrumentality of the State shall not be

employed in an office or position in that independent authority, board, commission,

agency or instrumentality. (2) A relative of an appointed New Jersey member of a governing body of a bi-state

or multi-state agency shall not be employed in an office or position in that bi-state

or multi-state agency, to the extent permitted by law. c. A State officer or employee or a special State officer or employee of a State agency

in the Executive Branch shall not supervise, or exercise authority with regard to

personnel actions over, a relative of the officer or employee. d. As used in this section, “ relative ” means an individual's spouse or the individual's or spouse's parent, child, brother,

sister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,

stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother or half sister, whether

the relative is related to the individual or the individual's spouse by blood, marriage

or adoption.