Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 P.S. Counties § 4221.4. Rejection of applicant; hearing

(a) The commission may refuse to examine, or, if examined, may refuse to certify as eligible, after examination, any applicant who is found to lack any of the minimum qualifications for examination prescribed in the rules and regulations adopted for the position or employment for which he has applied, or who is physically disabled and unfit for the performance of the duties of the position to which he seeks employment, or who is addicted to the habitual use of intoxicating liquors or narcotic drugs, or who has been guilty of any crime involving moral turpitude, or of infamous or notoriously disgraceful conduct, or who has been dismissed from public service for delinquency or misconduct of office, or who is affiliated with any group whose policies or activities are subversive to the form of government set forth in the constitutions and laws of the United States and Pennsylvania.

(b) If any applicant or other person feels himself aggrieved by the action of the commission, in refusing to examine him or to certify him as eligible after examination, the commission shall, at the request of such person, within ten days, appoint a time and place where he may appear personally and by counsel. Thereupon the commission shall then review its refusal to make such examination or certification and take such testimony as may be offered. The decision of the commission shall be final except for abuse of discretion in the making of such decision.