Moral Turpitude
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- Controlled Dangerous Substance
- Offenses relating to the possession of controlled dangerous substances do involve moral turpitude. Decision: 8 N.J.A.R. 517
- Pensions
- A conviction of the federal offense of misapplication of bank funds involves moral turpitude since it involves an intent to defraud; accordingly the individual's years of state service are rendered dishonorable and he is not eligible for service credits in the pension system. Decision: 2 N.J.A.R. 123
- Police Officer
- Conviction of patrolman for aggravated sexual assault involved moral turpitude of the highest order and warranted forfeiture of pension rights. Decision: 10 N.J.A.R. 178
- Tenured Teaching Staff
- Acts which are not, in and of themselves, acts of vice or fraud do not automatically involve moral turpitude. Decision: 1 N.J.A.R. 381