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

43:9-37. Pension in lieu of benefits under retirement system established by State or political subdivisions Any pension payable under this act to a widow shall be in lieu of the pension and insurance benefits which would accrue to the said widow under any retirement system establ…

43:9-38. Payment; contributions to other retirement systems The payment of pensions granted pursuant to this act shall be provided for in the budget of the employer granting the pension. If the employer was contributing to a retirement system on behalf of said person, the adoptio…

43:9-39. Public employee defined For the purposes of this act, the term "public employee" shall be deemed to mean and include a person who has held an office, position or employment in county government. L.1967, c. 10, s. 4, eff. March 13, 1967.

43:9-40. County clerk; thirty years service; widow's pension The board of chosen freeholders of any county of the second class may, in its discretion, adopt a resolution providing for the payment of a pension to any widow of any former county clerk who retired after having served…

43:9-41. Application for pension; proof; amount; effective date A widow entitled to a pension under this act may apply therefor to the board of chosen freeholders of the county. Upon proof satisfactory to the board of the facts entitling her to the pension, the board may fix the …

43:9-6.1. Withdrawal by war veteran; payments received with interest 1. An employee of any county, who is a veteran of any war, or who was a member of the American Merchant Marine during World War II and is declared by the United States Department of Defense to be eligible for fe…

43:9A-1. Clerks of district courts in first class counties over 800,000 When the clerk or deputy clerk of any district court of a county of the first class, having a population of over eight hundred thousand, shall have been for thirty years continuously in such public office or …

43:9A-2. Retirement for incapacity; examination by physician Any clerk or deputy clerk of a county district court of a county of the first class, having a population of over eight hundred thousand, who shall have been for twenty-five years continuously in such office or position …

43:9A-3. Amount and payment of pension; widow's pension A person so retired shall be entitled to receive, for and during his natural life, a pension of such sum as the board of chosen freeholders determines by resolution, but not less than one-half of the salary then being receiv…

43:9A-4. Determination of years of service In determining the years of service of any such clerk or deputy clerk for the purpose of this act, the years of service of such person as clerk and assistant clerk of a district court of a city within such county, prior to the date when …

43:9A-5. County to provide for pension; reimbursement by municipality Provision for all pensions arising under this act shall be made in the appropriation or tax levy of the county in which such person is employed at the time of retirement; provided, however, that the county so p…

43:9A-6. Deductions from salary Any person who desires to take advantage of the benefits of this act shall file with the county treasurer, upon his appointment as clerk or deputy clerk of any district court of the judicial district which includes all of the territory within the b…

43:9A-7. Abolition of office; change in title No pension shall cease or become invalid by reason of the abolition of the office in which such person had previously served or any change in title. L.1945, c. 281, p. 830, s. 7.

43:9A-8. When effective and operative This act shall take effect immediately, but shall remain inoperative until the first day of July succeeding the date of its enactment. L.1945, c. 281, p. 830, s. 8.

43:10-1. Definitions; persons under forty-five eligible "Be retired on half pay" means retired on a pension equal to one-half of the average annual salary during any 3 fiscal years, of the employee's membership, for which contributions were made, which years shall be selected in …

43:10-1.1. Ineligible laborer made eligible by amendment to law; option to become member; procedure Any county laborer now employed in any such county, who, prior to the adoption of this act, was ineligible to the benefits of the law to which this act is an amendment and suppleme…

43:10-1.2. Persons who were between 45 and 50 when employed may become members Notwithstanding the provisions of section 43:1-1 of the Revised Statutes, any county employee as defined in the article to which this is a supplement who at the time of the adoption of this act is inel…

43:10-1.3. First class counties under 800,000; persons who were between 45 and 50 when employed may become members 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 eight hundred …

43:10-1.4. First class counties under 800,000; persons who were between 45 and 55 when employed may become members Notwithstanding the provisions of section 43:1-1 of the Revised Statutes and of the article to which this act is supplementary, any county employee of a first-class …

43:10-1.5. Counties under 800,000; membership of employees in public employees' retirement system Any person employed by a county of the first class having a population of less than 800,000 which heretofore adopted the provisions of article 1 of chapter 10 of Title 43 of the Revi…

43:10-1.6. Credit for period of other governmental service Any employee, who at the time of his entry into a county pension fund established pursuant to article 1 of chapter 10 of Title 43 of the Revised Statutes, was given credit for and paid contributions to the fund for a peri…

43:10-1.7. County under 800,000; state employees; reemployment a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law with respect to reinstatement to a county pension fund of State employees paid by counties of the first class having a population of less than 800,000 to the contrary, a St…

43:10-10 Pension commission. 43:10-10. There shall be in each county of the first class a pension commission of five members, consisting of the executive officer of the county (or the director of the board of freeholders if the county has not adopted the provisions of the "Option…

43:10-100. Pension to widow who was wife at time of retirement If any court interpreter, after having been retired on one-half pay, shall die, leaving him surviving a widow who was his wife at the time of his retirement, such widow, so long as she shall remain unmarried, shall re…

43:10-101. Time and manner of payment of pensions Persons who may become entitled to pensions under this act shall be paid such pensions in the same manner and at the same time as court interpreters in active service in the several counties are respectively paid. L.1938, c. 330, …

43:10-102. Pension fund A fund shall be created in the following manner for the purpose of paying such pensions, to wit: There shall be deducted from every payment of salary to each court interpreter, three per centum (3%) of the amount thereof; then there shall be contributed an…

43:10-103. Tax levy to meet requirements when fund deficient; contributions when fund exceeds adequate amount In case, at any time there shall not be sufficient money in such pension fund to pay such pensions, the board of chosen freeholders of the county shall, from time to time…

43:10-104. Management and control of fund; investment The board of chosen freeholders of said county shall have the management and control of said fund and is hereby empowered to make all necessary rules and regulations concerning the same not inconsistent with this act; all mone…

43:10-105. Exemption from taxation and process All pensions granted under this act shall be exempt from any State or municipal tax, levy, and sale, garnishment or attachment or any other process whatsoever. L.1938, c. 330, p. 843, s. 13.

43:10-105.1. Partial invalidity If any section, subdivision, or clause of this act shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid, said decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the act. L.1938, c. 330, p. 844, s. 14.

43:10-105.2. Persons eligible under State retirement system; resolution excluding The Board of Chosen Freeholders may adopt a resolution directing that the act to which this act is a supplement shall not apply to any person becoming a court interpreter subsequent to the passage o…

43:10-105.3. Effect of resolution The adoption of a resolution pursuant to this act shall not impair the pension rights of any court interpreter theretofore employed, nor shall it relieve the county of its obligation to maintain a pension fund under this article for such previous…

43:10-106. Retirement for service and age In any county of this State the county superintendent of weights and measures and the assistant county superintendents of weights and measures, where such persons have served for a continuous period of twenty years, and have reached the a…

43:10-107. Retirement for disability Any county superintendent of weights and measures or assistant county superintendents of weights and measures who shall have served as such for a continuous period of twenty years, whether he has reached the age of sixty years or not, who shal…

43:10-108. Retirement for permanent disability because of injury, accident or sickness incurred in service Any county superintendent of weights and measures or assistant county superintendent of weights and measures who shall have received a permanent disability by reason of inju…

43:10-109. Pension to widow or children or sole dependent parent The widow or children or sole dependent parent of any superintendent or assistant superintendent of the county department of weights and measures, having paid into the fund the full amount of his annual assessment o…

43:10-11. Powers and duties of commission; moneys belonging to fund The pension commission shall have control and management of the funds and of the retirement of the county employees, and may make all necessary rules and regulations regarding the same not inconsistent with this …

43:10-110. Payment of pensions; pension fund; tax levy Persons who may become entitled to pensions under this act shall be paid such pensions monthly. A fund shall be created in the following manner for the purpose of paying such pensions, to wit: There shall be deducted from eve…

43:10-111. Management and control of fund; investment of moneys The governing body of such county shall have the management and control of said fund and is hereby empowered to make all necessary rules and regulations concerning the same not inconsistent with this act; all moneys …

43:10-113. Persons eligible under State retirement system; resolution excluding The board of chosen freeholders may adopt a resolution directing that the act to which this act is a supplement shall not apply to any person becoming a county superintendent of weights and measures o…

43:10-114. Effect of resolution The adoption of a resolution pursuant to this act shall not impair the pension rights of any county superintendent of weights and measures or assistant county superintendent of weights and measures, nor shall it relieve the county of its obligation…

43:10-12. Deposit of funds; investments The pension commission shall deposit the funds in any of the banks or trust companies of the county. All moneys not needed for the immediate payment of the pensions shall be invested by the pension commission in (a) interest-bearing securit…

43:10-13. Annual report The pension commission shall report annually on the condition of the fund and the manner in which it is invested. The report shall be filed with the board of chosen freeholders of the county.

43:10-14. Pension exempt from tax, attachment, etc. All pensions granted under this article shall be exempt from any state or municipal tax, levy and sale, garnishment or attachment, or any other process and shall be unassignable.

43:10-15. Effect of article on other pension funds or associations This article shall not be construed to affect in any manner any pension fund organized or created under any law existing prior to April twenty-second, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine, nor shall the same …

43:10-17. Notice by employee of desire not to join; effect; right to become member Any employee in the service of a county of the first class who has heretofore, in accordance with law, notified, or, at his option, within thirty days after permanent appointment notifies, the pens…