[brief] ...........................................................................................................  6  Hammond v. City of Patterson, 145 N.J. Super 452 (App. Div. 1976) .................................................................................. 10, 11  In re Election Law Enforcement Comm’n Advisory Op. No. 01-2008, 201 N.J. 254 (2010)...............................................................................................................  7  In Re Young, 202 N.J. 50 (2010) ..................................................................................................................  7  Kalogeras v.  239 Broad Ave., L.L.C., 202 N.J. 349 (2010).  ..............................................................................................................  15  Minsavage for Minsavage v. Bd. of Trs., Teachers’ Pension & Annuity Fund, 240 N.J. 103 (2019)..................................................................................................................  14  Piatt v. Police & Firemen’s Ret. Sys., 443 N.J. Super 80 (App. Div. 2015)  .......................................................................................  6 Richardson v. Bd. of Trs., Police & Firemen’s Ret. Sys., 192 N.J. 189 (2007).................................................................................................................. 6, 8 Rooth v. Bd. of Trs., Pub. Emps.’ Ret. Sys., 472 N.J. Super 357 (App. Div. 2022)  .......................................................................................  6 SMB Assocs. v. Dep’t of Env’t Prot., 264 N.J. Super 38 (App. Div. 1993)  .........................................................................................  17 SSI Medical Servs. v. HHS, Div. of Medical Assistance & Health Servs., 146 N.J. 614 (1996)..................................................................................................................  13  State v. Hoffman, 149 N.J. 564 (1997).................................................................................................................. 11 State v. Malik, 365 N.J. Super 267 (App. Div. 2003) ..................................................................................... 6 State v. Regis, 208 N.J. 439 (2011) ................................................................. 9, 13 Sussex Commons Assocs., LLC v. Rutgers, 210 N.J. 531 (2012) ........................................................................... 8 STATUTES L. 1985, c. 175 .................................................................................. 1 L. 2019, c. 157 .................................................................................. 1, 7, 10 N.J.S.A. 43:16A-3 .............................................................................. 16 N.J.S.A. 53:5A-8 .................................................................................. 1 N.J.S.A. 53:5A-10 ............................................................................. 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 N.J.S.A. 53:5A-27 .............................................................................. 1 Ricci Act ............................................................................................ 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 PROCEDURAL HISTORY AND COUNTERSTATEMENT OF FACTS Appellant [...] applied for a Special Retirement from the State Police Retirement System (SPRS), which the Board approved on July 26, 2016, with an effective date of August 1, 2016.