In re the Expungement Petition of D.H.

A public official pled guilty to a disorderly persons offense that directly involved or touched the official’s public office. As part of her plea agreement, the public official consented to the entry of a statutorily mandated order of forfeiture of public employment, that is, an order whereby the public official forfeited her public employment and was “forever disqualified from holding any office or position of honor, trust or profit under this State or any of its administrative or political subdivisions.” N.J.S.A. 2C:51-2(d). Several years later, the former public official sought relief…