Vigilante wrote:
New Jersey law (N.J
.S
.A
. 43: 1-3 et seq.) stipulates
that the receipt of retirement benefits is expressly
conditioned upon the rendering of honorable service
by the member (i.e. a public officer or public employ-
ee). A member may be subject to a reduction or for-
feiture of earned service credit,* salary, and/or ben-
efits if suspension, dismissal, or termination of
employment is due to misconduct; or if convicted of
a crime that is in any way related to his or her
employment or involves a crime of moral turpitude.

jcneighbor wrote:
Refer to (17). How is a camera in a bathroom not official misconduct?

Vigilante wrote:
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jerseymom wrote:
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Vigilante wrote:
No pensions if convicted.

http://law.onecle.com/new-jersey/43-p ... t-compensation/1-3.1.html

Vigilante, if I'm reading the statute correctly, only crimes connected to their behavior in office (like theft of services, bribery, embezzlement, etc.) rises to the level of criminal behavior. It's a crime "that touches their office" in some way. It's not a blanket statute covering all felony convictions like in some states.

Specifically:

Subsection a. of this section applies to a conviction of any of the following crimes:

(1) Paragraph (4) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:13-5, criminal coercion;

(2) N.J.S.2C:20-4, theft by deception, if the amount involved exceeds $10,000;

(3) Subsection d. of N.J.S.2C:20-5, theft by extortion;

(4) N.J.S.2C:20-9, theft by failure to make required disposition of property received, if the amount involved exceeds $10,000;

(5) N.J.S.2C:21-10, commercial bribery;

(6) Section 3 of P.L.1994, c.121 (C.2C:21-25), money laundering;

(7) Section 97 of P.L.1999, c.440 (C.2C:21-34), false contract payment claims;

(8) N.J.S.2C:27-2, bribery in official matters;

(9) N.J.S.2C:27-3, threats and other improper influence in official and political matters;

(10) Section 100 of P.L.1999, c.440 (C.2C:27-9), unlawful official business transaction where interest is involved;

(11) Section 5 of P.L.2003, c.255 (C.2C:27-10), acceptance or receipt of unlawful benefit by public servant for official behavior;

(12) Section 6 of P.L.2003, c.255 (C.2C:27-11), offer of unlawful benefit to public servant for official behavior;

(13) N.J.S.2C:28-1, perjury;

(14) N.J.S.2C:28-5, tampering with witnesses;

(15) N.J.S.2C:28-7, tampering with public records or information;

(16) N.J.S.2C:29-4, compounding;

(17) N.J.S.2C:30-2, official misconduct;

(18) N.J.S.2C:30-3, speculating or wagering on official action or information; or

(19) Section 3 of P.L.2003, c.31 (C.2C:30-7), pattern of official misconduct.

Putting a hidden camera in a bathroom? Watching porn in the school bus? A felony conviction will end their pensions.

jerseymom wrote:
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Vigilante wrote:
No pensions if convicted.

http://law.onecle.com/new-jersey/43-p ... t-compensation/1-3.1.html

Vigilante, if I'm reading the statute correctly, only crimes connected to their behavior in office (like theft of services, bribery, embezzlement, etc.) rises to the level of criminal behavior. It's a crime "that touches their office" in some way. It's not a blanket statute covering all felony convictions like in some states.

Specifically:

Subsection a. of this section applies to a conviction of any of the following crimes:

(1) Paragraph (4) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:13-5, criminal coercion;

(2) N.J.S.2C:20-4, theft by deception, if the amount involved exceeds $10,000;

(3) Subsection d. of N.J.S.2C:20-5, theft by extortion;

(4) N.J.S.2C:20-9, theft by failure to make required disposition of property received, if the amount involved exceeds $10,000;

(5) N.J.S.2C:21-10, commercial bribery;

(6) Section 3 of P.L.1994, c.121 (C.2C:21-25), money laundering;

(7) Section 97 of P.L.1999, c.440 (C.2C:21-34), false contract payment claims;

(8) N.J.S.2C:27-2, bribery in official matters;

(9) N.J.S.2C:27-3, threats and other improper influence in official and political matters;

(10) Section 100 of P.L.1999, c.440 (C.2C:27-9), unlawful official business transaction where interest is involved;

(11) Section 5 of P.L.2003, c.255 (C.2C:27-10), acceptance or receipt of unlawful benefit by public servant for official behavior;

(12) Section 6 of P.L.2003, c.255 (C.2C:27-11), offer of unlawful benefit to public servant for official behavior;

(13) N.J.S.2C:28-1, perjury;

(14) N.J.S.2C:28-5, tampering with witnesses;

(15) N.J.S.2C:28-7, tampering with public records or information;

(16) N.J.S.2C:29-4, compounding;

(17) N.J.S.2C:30-2, official misconduct;

(18) N.J.S.2C:30-3, speculating or wagering on official action or information; or

(19) Section 3 of P.L.2003, c.31 (C.2C:30-7), pattern of official misconduct.

Vigilante wrote:
No pensions if convicted.

http://law.onecle.com/new-jersey/43-p ... t-compensation/1-3.1.html

caj11 wrote:
Will the (now former) teacher and bus driver still get their lifetime public employee pensions? That's what I gotta know. This being New Jersey, there's a very good chance of it.