About Jason R. Martucci, Esq.

Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Officer - NJ Division of Local Government Services / Dept of Community Affairs
Jason R. Martucci is the Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Officer for the Division of Local Government Services in the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, and serves as the Department’s designee to the State’s Government Records Council.

As the Division of Local Government Services’ Legislative Liaison and Administrative Practice Officer, Mr. Martucci analyzes local government-related legislation and administers the rulemaking process for all DLGS and Local Finance Board regulations. Mr. Martucci drafts agency technical guidance on various matters including, but not limited to, local government finance and public procurement, and has spoken on local government issues before organizations such as the New Jersey League of Municipalities, New Jersey Association of Counties, and the Governmental Purchasing Association of New Jersey. Mr. Martucci is the author of “When Should the Victor Receive the Spoils?: Determining the Proper Threshold for Attorney Fee Awards and the Prevailing Plaintiff Standard Under the New Jersey Civil Rights Act’s Fee-Shifting Provision”, 30 Seton Hall Legis. J. 163 (2005).

Mr. Martucci is an attorney admitted to practice in New Jersey and the District of Colombia, and is certified as a Registered Municipal Clerk. Prior to joining the Department of Community Affairs, Mr. Martucci worked in private practice and served as a Councilman in Seaside Park Borough.

Mr. Martucci received his B.A., cum laude, from The College of New Jersey and his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law, serving on the Executive Board of the Seton Hall Law Legislative Journal. Mr. Martucci was Law Clerk to the Honorable Ronald E. Hoffman, J.S.C., Ocean County Superior Court.