A 3828 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Provides full forfeiture of pension of elected or appointed official convicted of any crime touching office.

This bill (A 3828) requires New Jersey pension boards to automatically forfeit *all* pension benefits for elected or appointed state/local officials convicted of crimes related to their public office, regardless of whether the pension system covered that specific position. It applies to convictions for misconduct "touching" the office (e.g., bribery, abuse of power), making forfeiture mandatory rather than discretionary. The law expands current rules by eliminating the previous requirement that the pension system must have covered the office where misconduct occurred. It does not allow partial forfeiture or consider mitigating factors like length of service; the board must order full forfeiture upon conviction for qualifying crimes.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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