40A:14-9.4.Ā  Promotions;Ā  preference to resident
In any municipality wherein Title 11 (Civil Service) of the Revised StatutesĀ  is operative, promotions to positions on the paid or part-paid fire departmentĀ  and force shall be based upon merit as determined by suitable promotion testsĀ  for such positions, provided however that a resident shall be appointed ratherĀ  than a nonresident thereof in any instance in which the resident andĀ  nonresident achieved the same final average score in such test. The preferenceĀ  granted by this section shall in no way diminish, reduce or affect theĀ  preferences granted to veterans pursuant to chapter 27 of Title 11 of theĀ  Revised Statutes or any other provision of law.

L.1972, c. 3, s. 4, eff. Feb. 15, 1972.