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

43:15A-101. Retirement allowance for certain members not qualifying for retirement as law enforcement officers Subject to the provisions of section 59 of the act to which this act is a supplement, a member who has 10 or more years of creditable service as a law enforcement office…

43:15A-102. Ordinary disability retirement; eligibility Any member who shall have been a law enforcement officer for 5 years immediately preceding his retirement shall have full rights to, and shall be subject to, the provisions governing ordinary disability retirement as set for…

43:15A-103. Payment upon death of member who had retired on accidental disability retirement allowance Upon the receipt of proper proofs of the death of a member who at the time of retirement was a law enforcement officer and who has retired on an accidental disability retirement…

43:15A-104 Contribution rate. 8. The percentage contribution rate of each member who is a law enforcement officer shall be fixed according to his age at the time of becoming a permanent and full-time employee of the State and shall be 1/2 of the total percentage contribution rate…

43:15A-105. Contributions by veterans; withdrawal In the event that a veteran member shall have made contributions to the retirement system for credit for service as a law enforcement officer rendered prior to January 1, 1955, such member shall be entitled to withdraw such contri…

43:15A-106. Applicability of Act to members of other pensions This act shall apply to State law enforcement officers as herein defined who are members of any contributory pension fund supported in whole or in part by the State other than the Public Employees' Retirement System 60…

43:15A-107. Effective date This act shall take effect February 1, 1956. L.1955, c. 257, p. 944, s. 11.

43:15A-108. Persons considered active members while disabled or on leave of absence; contributions; death benefits a. For the purpose of sections 41(c), 49(e) and section 57 of chapter 84 of the public laws of 1954, a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System shall be dee…

43:15A-11. Contributions covering temporary service Any person employed temporarily by an employer whose temporary employment resulted, without interruption, in permanent employment may purchase credit for that temporary service. The purchase shall be made in the same manner and …

43:15A-110. Transfer of Fund C to Retirement Reserve Fund; transfer of authority to Retirement System The accumulated reserves which have been designated as Fund C by section 5(k) of chapter 84 of the public laws of 1954 shall be transferred to and become merged with the Retireme…

43:15A-111 Extension of Public Employees' Retirement System to members of another pension; date operative. 1. This act shall become operative with regard to a pension fund, other than the Public Employees' Retirement System, the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund, a county pensio…

43:15A-112. Termination of fund; transfer of securities, assets and records When this act becomes operative with regard to a pension fund, such pension fund shall terminate. Upon the termination of such pension fund, all securities, assets and records of such fund shall be transf…

43:15A-112.1. Pension, two divisions 2. If a referendum is held pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1955, c.38 (C.43:22-12) and if a majority of the members of a county pension fund established pursuant to R.S.43:10-1 et seq. for employees of a county of the first class having a populat…

43:15A-113. Membership in Public Employees Retirement System; credits At the time of termination of a pension fund pursuant to the provisions of this act, the members of such terminated pension fund shall thereupon become members of the Public Employees' Retirement System. Any cr…

43:15A-114. Other employees not in positions covered by a pension fund; membership Upon the extension of the Public Employees' Retirement System to members of another pension fund, as set forth in this act, other employees of such employers on the date of termination, who are not…

43:15A-115. Persons becoming employees after termination; membership as condition of employment Any person becoming an employee of any such employer after the date of termination who is not in a position covered by any other pension fund supported in whole or in part by the State…

43:15A-116. Rate of member contribution Upon the transfer of membership to the Public Employees' Retirement System under the provisions of this act, the rate of contribution of such a member shall be determined by the actuary of the board of trustees in the same manner as set for…

43:15A-117. Previously granted pensions or benefits continued Any pension or other benefit granted from such terminated pension fund prior to termination shall be continued by the board of trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System. L.1956, c. 169, p. 664, s. 7.

43:15A-118. Employer liability The actuary of the Public Employees' Retirement System shall calculate the liability of each employer of persons becoming members or retirants of the Public Employees' Retirement System under this act and the beneficiaries of such members and retira…

43:15A-119. Certification of obligations Upon certification by the board of trustees each employer shall make such contributions as are required in order to meet his financial obligations in the same manner and within the same period of time as is specified in the case of other e…

43:15A-12.1. State police; service credit for military duty Any public employee veteran member who terminated service with the State Police to enter service in the active military or naval service of the United States, and who immediately returned to employment with the State Pol…

43:15A-127. Repeals Sections 43:6-1 to 43:6-7, both inclusive, of the Revised Statutes, and "An act concerning the retirement upon pension of certain judicial officers, and supplementing article 1 of chapter 6 of Title 43 of the Revised Statutes," approved February 15, 1946 (P.L.…

43:15A-129. Enrollment of veterans and nonveterans who elected not to enroll in 1955; purchase of credit a. Any veteran who was in the employ of the State, or of a county, municipality, public agency, school district or board of education of this State on January 2, 1955 and who …

43:15A-13. Special benefits continued The special benefits payable under the former "State Employees' Retirement System" under acts repealed by this act as they were in effect on June 30, 1953, which acts granted special privileges to certain employees, shall be continued for mem…

43:15A-130. Retirement of member holding multiple positions in public employment Any member who held multiple positions in public employment covered by the retirement system, and who retired from one of these positions prior to the enactment of chapter 229, P.L.1964, shall (a) no…

43:15A-131. National guard technicians; participation in system; election Within 90 days following the effective date of this legislation, but not later than January 1, 1969, each present member of the Public Employees' Retirement System who is a national guard technician may ele…

43:15A-132. Continuation in system; effect In the case of those persons who elect to continue as members of the State retirement system and thereby waive their rights for participation in the Federal Civil Service Retirement System, they shall continue to be covered under Social …

43:15A-133. Termination of membership in system; effect In the case of those persons who elect to terminate their membership in the Public Employees' Retirement System of New Jersey and to enroll in the Federal Civil Service Retirement System, as of January 1, 1969 they shall be …

43:15A-134. Appointment of retirement system member to Judiciary; options 50. a. As stipulated in subsections b., c. and d. of this section, eligibility of a member of the Judiciary for the retirement benefits of the retirement system shall not be terminated on account of his bei…

43:15A-135 Members of Legislature, membership in retirement system, service dates. 1. Members of the Legislature commencing service on or after the effective date of sections 1 through 19 of P.L.2007, c.92 (C.43:15C-1 through C.43:15C-15, C.43:3C-9, C.43:15A-7, C.43:15A-75 and C.…

43:15A-136 Accounts in annuity savings fund; contributions. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-25), (a) a separate account shall be established in the annuity savings fund for each member of the Legislature and all contributions based on l…

43:15A-137 Purchase of service credit; adjustment of contributions. 3. Notwithstanding any other law regarding the purchase of service credit in the retirement system, a member of the Legislature may purchase credit for all previous legislative service by paying into the annuity …

43:15A-138. Age of retirement; retirement allowance A member, who shall have attained the age of 60 years, upon retirement on the basis of legislative service, shall receive a retirement allowance consisting of: a. an annuity which shall be the actuarial equivalent of his accumul…

43:15A-139. Member of legislature for 8 years or more but not at age 60; retirement allowances and other benefits A member, who shall have served as a member of the Legislature for at least 8 years and having made contributions therefor to the retirement system and who ceases to …

43:15A-14 Transfer or purchase of credit for service in other systems. 14. a. A member who is a member of another State-administered retirement system or pension fund at the time of enrollment in the Public Employees' Retirement System and does not contribute to the other system …

43:15A-140. Return of contributions; election to maximize benefits; ineligibility for retirement allowance under other state law a. A member making contributions pursuant to the provisions of this supplementary act and who is not eligible for any benefits hereunder, may, upon ter…

43:15A-141. Death benefits for legislators A member of the Legislature shall be entitled to the noncontributory and contributory death benefits under the retirement system without proof of insurability. If contributory death benefits become payable with respect to the member, req…

43:15A-142 Definitions relative to retirement benefits for workers compensation judges. 1. As used in this act, P.L.2001, c.259 (C.43:15A-142 et seq.): "Aggregate public service" includes service as a workers compensation judge and in an office, position, or employment of this St…

43:15A-143 Membership in Workers Compensation Judges Part; service dates. 2. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, workers compensation judges shall be members of the Workers Compensation Judges Part, established pursuant to this act, P.L.2001, c.259 (C.43:15A-142 e…

43:15A-144 Separate accounts, contributions. 3. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-25) to the contrary, a separate account shall be established in the annuity savings fund for each workers compensation judge and all contributions based on …

43:15A-145. Date of retirement; continued service permitted, certain circumstances 4. a. Any workers compensation judge who has reached the age of 70 years shall be retired forthwith on the first day of the next calendar month. Any other eligible workers compensation judge may be…

43:15A-146 Conditions for receipt of retirement allowance of three-quarters of final salary 5. Any workers compensation judge who has served at least 10 years as a judge of compensation and attained the age of 70 years shall be retired and shall receive the retirement allowance p…

43:15A-147 Conditions for receipt of one-half of final salary 6. Any workers compensation judge who has: a. served at least five years successively as a judge of compensation and attained the age of 65 years or more while serving in such office and has served at least 15 years of…

43:15A-148 "Early" retirement; formula, conditions 7. Any workers compensation judge who has served at least five years successively as a judge of compensation and at least 25 years of aggregate public service, and who resigns or is not reappointed before reaching age 60, may ele…

43:15A-149 Deferred retirement; formula, conditions 8. Any workers compensation judge who has served at least five years successively as a judge of compensation and at least 10 years of aggregate public service, and who resigns or is not reappointed before reaching age 60, and no…

43:15A-15. Information required from department heads The head of a department or branch of the State service not included in a department employing a member shall submit to the retirement system a statement showing the name, title, compensation, duties, date of birth and length …