Title 43, Title 43: PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

43:10-18.19. Reentry into service of county after separation from service; payments required (A) Whenever a member of this retirement system becomes separated from the county service because of a lay-off or leave of absence without pay for a cause other than sickness or disabilit…

43:10-18.2. Employees' pension fund in counties over 800,000 created In each county of this State having a population of more than eight hundred thousand inhabitants a county employees' pension fund shall be created, set apart, maintained and administered, in the manner prescribe…

43:10-18.20. Military or naval services, women's service organizations or foreign Red Cross service, entry into; death or disability Any member of this retirement system or of any county retirement system referred to in section seven of this act and merged into this retirement sy…

43:10-18.21. Annual reports The pension commission shall report annually on the condition of the retirement system and the manner in which its funds are invested. The report shall be filed with the board of chosen freeholders of the county and a copy thereof furnished to the head…

43:10-18.22. Exemptions of funds and pensions; assignment All funds created under this act and all pensions granted under this act shall be exempt from any State, county, or municipal tax, levy and sale, garnishment or attachment, or any other process and shall be unassignable, e…

43:10-18.23. Fraud; mistakes Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement or shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of this retirement system in any attempt to defraud such system as a result of such act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and sha…

43:10-18.24. Partial invalidity In case for any reason any section or part of any section or any provision of this act shall be questioned in any court and shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not be held to affect any other section or part of any secti…

43:10-18.25. Effective date; repeal of conflicting laws This act shall take effect immediately and all acts or parts of acts insofar as they conflict with this act, are hereby repealed. L.1943, c. 160, p. 470, s. 25.

43:10-18.26. Court attendants, guards, keepers, nurses and other employees caring for prisoners; retirement; employment after 65 The board of chosen freeholders in any county of this State having a population of more than eight hundred thousand inhabitants may retire any court at…

43:10-18.27. Effective date This act shall take effect six months after the same shall have been adopted. L.1947, c. 367, p. 1181, s. 2.

43:10-18.28. Employees in first-class counties under 800,000 ineligible because of beginning age; prior service Notwithstanding the provisions of section 43:1-1 of the Revised Statutes, any county employee of a first-class county having a population of less than 800,000 as define…

43:10-18.29. Credit for prior service; payment of arrears; deductions and benefits Where any such employee has had prior elective or appointive service in any State or municipal office or position, such employee shall be given credit for pension purposes hereunder for such prior …

43:10-18.3. County pension commission There shall be authorized to carry out the provisions of this act and charged with the duty of administering the pension fund herein provided for, a pension commission composed of five members, consisting of the county supervisor or similar o…

43:10-18.4. Moneys belonging to retirement system; disposition All moneys belonging to the retirement system shall be received and paid over to the treasurer of the retirement system whose official bond as county treasurer shall cover the same. All moneys paid out of the retireme…

43:10-18.5. Deposit of funds; investments The pension commission shall deposit the funds in any of the banks or trust companies in the county. All moneys not needed for immediate payment of the pensions shall be invested by the pension commission in interest bearing bonds of any …

43:10-18.50. Definitions As used in this act: "Service" shall always, unless otherwise stated, be considered as continuous or in the aggregate. "Salary" or "compensation" when used solely for the purpose of fixing benefits under this act means the average annual salary or compens…

43:10-18.51. Employees' pension fund in counties of 300,000 to 325,000 In each county of this State having a population of from three hundred thousand to three hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants a county employees' pension fund shall be created, set apart, maintained and ad…

43:10-18.52. Pension commission 3. There shall be authorized to carry out the provisions of this act and charged with the duty of administering the pension fund herein provided for, a pension commission composed of five members, consisting of the county supervisor or similar offi…

43:10-18.53. Receipt and disposition of moneys All moneys belonging to the retirement system shall be received and paid over to the treasurer of the retirement system whose official bond as county treasurer shall cover the same. All moneys paid out of the retirement system shall …

43:10-18.54. Deposits; investments The pension commission shall deposit the funds in any of the banks or trust companies in the county. All moneys not needed for immediate payment of the pensions shall be invested by the pension commission in (a) interest-bearing securities in wh…

43:10-18.55. Membership in county employees' retirement system; prior service The members and certain conditions of membership in the retirement system created by this act shall be as follows: (a) All persons who shall hereafter become employees before they become 40 years of age…

43:10-18.56. Other county retirement systems superseded; transfer of moneys and assets It is the intention of this act that the retirement system herein provided for shall on January first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, and thereafter, supersede and take the place of …

43:10-18.57. Claims pending on January 1, 1949; widows, widowers and minor children All claims for pensions or other benefits from such other county retirement systems which are pending or ungranted on January 1, 1949, shall be allowed or disallowed by the pension commission here…

43:10-18.58. Retirement on half pay Subject to the other provisions of this act, any county employee who shall have served or who shall hereafter have served in the employ of such county continuously or in the aggregate for a period of twenty years, and who shall have attained th…

43:10-18.58a. Resignation of member after completion of 20 or 30 years of service before age 55; death (a) Should a member resign after having completed 30 years of service for which credit has been established in the pension fund, before reaching age 55, he may elect to receive,…

43:10-18.58c. Additional pension; retiree over 55 with 25 years or more service Any employee retiring after the effective date of this act who has 25 years of service and who has attained 55 years of age, shall be entitled, in addition to a pension at 50% of final salary, to an a…

43:10-18.59. Disabled persons employed one year or more; pension; amount Subject to the other provisions of this act, any county employee who shall have served or who shall hereafter have served in the employ of such county continuously or in the aggregate for a period of 1 year …

43:10-18.6. Members; certain conditions; prior services; deductions; transfer; service credit The members and certain conditions of membership in the retirement system created by this act shall be as follows: (a) All persons, employed by the county prior to March 26, 1961, who ma…

43:10-18.60. Disabled persons; retirement on half pay Subject to the other provisions of this act, any county employee who shall become permanently and totally disabled as a result of injury, accident or sickness arising out of and in the course of his employment shall, upon his …

43:10-18.61. Medical examination of persons retired for disability Once each year the pension commission may, and upon his application, shall, require any member retired for disability who is under the age of 55 years to undergo medical examination by a physician or physicians de…

43:10-18.62. Death of employee after one year's employment; benefits to survivors Subject to the other provisions of this act, upon and after the death of any county employee who shall have served or who shall hereafter have served in the employ of the county continuously or in t…

43:10-18.63. Surviving children, pensions to If an employee or pensioner dies leaving dependent children under 18 years of age and he or she is, at death, a widower or widow, the benefits of this article which a widow or widower would otherwise be entitled to receive shall be pai…

43:10-18.64. Election between pensions; workmen's compensation; conviction; time of payments; eligibility of widows or widowers The following provisions shall apply to all members of the retirement system: (a) (Deleted by amendment; P.L.1978, c. 127.) (b) Where a husband and wife…

43:10-18.64a. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Retirant" means any former employee included in the membership of the pension fund established under the act to which this act is a supplement, who has retired from such employment, and as a result of such employment has or shall…

43:10-18.64b. Adjustment in pensions; employer to bear cost; date of commencement The employer shall bear the cost of the adjustment in the pensions payable to retirants who retired from the employ of such employer and the cost of adjustments in the pensions payable to beneficiar…

43:10-18.64c. Amount of adjustment; determination; certification; notice On or before the 30th day following the effective date of this act and on or before October 1, 1978 and by the same date in each subsequent year, the Director of the Division of Pensions of the State Departm…

43:10-18.64d. Waiver of right to adjusted pension; withdrawal Any retirant or beneficiary who is eligible to receive an adjusted pension under the provisions of this supplementary act may, at any time, waive his right thereto by filing a written notice of waiver with the pension …

43:10-18.64e. Legislation providing blanket increases to retirants or beneficiaries eligible for benefits under this act after 1977; termination of increases; exception If legislation is adopted providing for a blanket increase in original pensions or minimum pensions to any grou…

43:10-18.64f. Rules and regulations; annual report The Director of the Division of Pensions of the State Department of the Treasury shall promulgate such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Pension Adjustment Act (P.L.1969, c. 169, C. 43:3B-1 et seq…

43:10-18.65. Deductions from salary; contributions by county; donations; interest; taxation; investigation by actuary A fund to pay pensions under this act shall be created as follows: (a) The county treasurer shall deduct from every payment of salary to any county employee who i…

43:10-18.66. Administrative expenses The pension commission shall estimate and certify, annually, to the board of chosen freeholders of the county, a reasonable amount required to defray the administrative expenses of this retirement system in the ensuing year, and the board of c…

43:10-18.67. Withdrawal; separation from service; death From and after January 1, 1949, any employee who is or becomes a member of this retirement system may not withdraw therefrom and shall not be entitled to a refund of any moneys theretofore and thereafter deducted from his sa…

43:10-18.68. Re-entry of service after involuntary separation from service or leave of absence (A) Whenever a member of this retirement system becomes separated from the county service because of a lay-off or leave of absence without pay for a cause other than sickness or disabil…

43:10-18.69. Entry into military service or Red Cross Any member of this retirement system or of any county retirement system referred to in section seven of this act and merged into this retirement system by this act, who, heretofore and subsequent to July first, one thousand ni…

43:10-18.6a. Membership as condition of employment; resolution of board of freeholders Any person employed by a county of the first class after the effective date of this act having a population of over 800,000 shall become a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System of N…

43:10-18.6b. Employees age 70; immediate retirement; year-to-year extension of employment Any employee who is a member of the retirement system, and who shall have attained the age of 70 years, shall be retired immediately, except that the chief executive officer of the county ma…