Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 11A:5-2

  • Disabled veteran: means any veteran who is eligible to be compensated for a service-connected disability from war service by the United States Veterans Administration or who receives or is entitled to receive equivalent compensation for a service-connected disability which arises out of military or naval service as set forth in this chapter and who has submitted sufficient evidence of the record of disability incurred in the line of duty to the Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs and received a determination of status no later than eight days prior to the issuance of an employment list, for which that individual received a passing score on an examination. See New Jersey Statutes 11A:5-1
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Veteran: means any honorably discharged soldier, sailor, marine or nurse who served in any army or navy of the allies of the United States in World War I, between July 14, 1914 and November 11, 1918, or who served in any army or navy of the allies of the United States in World War II, between September 1, 1939 and September 2, 1945 and who was inducted into that service through voluntary enlistment, and was a citizen of the United States at the time of the enlistment, and who did not renounce or lose his or her United States citizenship. See New Jersey Statutes 11A:5-1
11A:5-2. Spouse of disabled veteran or deceased veteran. The spouse of any disabled veteran is eligible to receive disabled veterans’ preference under this chapter, if that veteran is not in the service of the State or any political subdivision which operates under this title and the veteran officially waives, if able to do so, any right to preference for the duration of the spouse’s employment.

The surviving spouse of any disabled veteran or veteran shall be entitled to receive the same preference under this chapter to which the disabled veteran or deceased veteran would have been entitled to if still living. The preference shall terminate upon the remarriage of the surviving spouse.

L. 1986, c. 112, s. 11A:5-2, eff. Sept. 25, 1986.