(a) General Causes (12) HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, E1 - Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On 5/18/2025, Senior Correctional Police Officer Ryan Kostival called out sick at New Jersey State Prison without enough sick leave to cover the absence, the Dept Of Corrections reported. The absence was deemed chronic or excessive absenteeism. Kostival was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 10-day suspension on 8/29/2025.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 5/18/2025, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Ryan Kostival called out sick. SCPO Kostival did not have sufficient sick leave time to support that absence. This was deemed . A Final Notice of Disciplinary Action was issued to SCPO Kostival for a 10-day suspension on 8/29/2025.
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 6. an employee N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . C11: an employee. E1: Violations of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision N.J.S.A.2C: 39:4-50. Operating under the influence of Liquor or Drugs
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Senior Correctional Police Officer Ryan Kostival was suspended for 10 days by the Dept Of Corrections. On February 18, 2024, Kostival was arrested by Hillsborough Township police for operating under the influence of liquor or drugs and refused a field sobriety test. On August 12, 2024, Kostival was found guilty of his second offense of driving while intoxicated. His license was revoked for a year, and he was ordered to perform 30 days of community service, pay fines, and use an ignition interlock device.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On February 18, 2024, the Officer was arrested by Hillsborough Township NJ Police for NJSA 39:43-50- Operating Under the Influence of Liquor or Drugs, 39:3-29(b) Failure to Possess a Driver Registration, 39:8-1 Failure to have Inspection, 39:4-97 Careless Driving, 39:4-88 Traffic on Marked Lanes. The Officer further refused a field sobriety test. On August 12, 2024 Officer Kostival was found guilty of his 2nd offense of driving while intoxicated. Officer Kostival's Driver's License was revoked for a year and he was ordered to perform 30 days of community service, pay monetary fines and have an ignition interlock device.
The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 658. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1392. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 213750, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩