N.J. Admin. Code § 4A:4-2.10

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

Section 4A:4-2.10 - Conduct and security of examinations

(a) The Civil Service Commission shall insure that all applicants for an examination are given equal opportunity to demonstrate their relative merit and fitness.

(b) In the conduct or administration of an examination, the following shall be considered prohibited actions:

1. Bringing cellphones (including work-issued phones), smart phones, and/or any type of electronic recording/imaging device into the building where the examination is being conducted;

2. Securing, by unauthorized persons, of questions or materials, unless the same are available to all applicants;

3. Securing, by unauthorized persons, of information concerning the number or identity of applicants until all parts of the examination have been held and a resulting eligible list issued;

4. Identification of an applicant's examination papers or work before all examinations have been rated, where anonymity is required;

5. Impersonation of an applicant, either in person or by the improper exchange of applicant numbers or in any other manner;

6. Use or attempted use of any unauthorized aids, information or assistance, including copying or attempting to copy from, or helping or attempting to help another applicant in any part of an examination or performance of work assigned;

7. A candidate's participation in an examination if it would likely result in physical injury to the candidate or others, or damage to property; or

8. Copying, recording or transcribing any examination question or answer, and/or the removal from any examination room of any question sheet, answer sheet, scrap paper, notes or other papers or materials related to the content of an examination.

(c) Anyone participating in a prohibited action under (b) above shall be disqualified from the examination and may be rejected from future examinations and subject to punishment as provided by law.

(d) See 4A:4-2.1 6 on confidentiality of examination records.

N.J. Admin. Code § 4A:4-2.10

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 2239(a), effective 7/17/2017