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

43:10-18.12. Medical examinations of persons retired for disability; modification of pensions Once each year the pension commission may, and upon his application, shall, require any member retired for disability who is under the age of 60 years to undergo medical examination by a…

43:10-18.13. Survivors' benefits 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 the aggregate for a period of one year, there shal…

43:10-18.14. Death of employee or pensioner who is widow or widower leaving dependent children; benefits to children until 18 If an employee or pensioner dies leaving dependent children under eighteen years of age and he or she is, at death, a widower or widow, the benefits of th…

43:10-18.15. Mandatory provisions The following provisions shall apply to all members of the retirement system: (a) No pension shall be paid to the surviving husband of a deceased member of the retirement system unless he is and continues to remain dependent upon the income which…

43:10-18.15g. Supplemental definitions As used in this act "retirant" means any former employee included in the membership of the retirement system established under the act to which this act is a supplement, who has retired from such employment, and as a result of such employmen…

43:10-18.15h. Increase in monthly pension The monthly pension originally granted to any retirant shall be increased in accordance with the provisions of this act. Pension increases shall not be paid to retirants who are not receiving their regular, full, monthly pensions. The inc…

43:10-18.15i. Ratio of increase; calculation The "ratio of increase" which shall apply to the pension originally granted to a retirant shall be calculated in accordance with the following percentages as determined by the calendar year in which the retirement became effective; pro…

43:10-18.15j. Payment of costs by employer; commencement of payments; discontinuance The employer shall bear the cost of the increase in the pensions payable to retirants who retired from the employ of such employer. The employer shall appropriate the amount in the fiscal year ne…

43:10-18.15k. Waiver; withdrawal Any person who is eligible to receive the increased pension under the provisions of this act may, at any time, waive his right thereto by filing a written notice of waiver with the secretary of the retirement system. The application for the waiver…

43:10-18.15l . Determination of change in index; adjustment in pensions; retirant defined On or before October 1, 1969 and by the same date in each subsequent year, the Director of the Division of Pensions of the State Department of the Treasury shall review the index and determi…

43:10-18.15m. Termination of increases; blanket increases or minimum pensions; exception If legislation is adopted providing for a blanket increase in the original pensions or for minimum pensions to any group of retirants eligible for benefits under this act, all increases provi…

43:10-18.15n. Rules and regulations by director of the division of pensions; reports 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 Increase Act (P.L…

43:10-18.16. Pension fund; deductions and contributions; annual contribution by county; donations; tax levy; reimbursement for excess expenditures A fund to pay pensions under this act shall be created as follows: (a) The county treasurer shall deduct from every payment of salary…

43:10-18.16a. Permissible agreements Notwithstanding any other provision in this act to the contrary, the pension commission and the county may upon the unanimous vote of the members of the pension commission enter into an agreement which may include any of the following: a. A pr…

43:10-18.17. 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…

43:10-18.17a. Actuarial valuation of fund; adoption of tables; changes in rates; certification of rate; classification of members The actuary appointed by the commission shall recommend and the board shall keep in convenient form, such data as shall be necessary for actuarial val…

43:10-18.18. Withdrawal from retirement system; separation from service; retirement on pension; death without surviving spouse or children From and after July 1, 1943, any employee who is or becomes a member of this retirement system may not withdraw therefrom and shall not be en…

43:10-18.18a. Periodic increases Notwithstanding any other provision in P.L. 1943, c. 160 (C. 43:10-18.1 et seq.) and P.L. 1971, c. 102 (C. 43:10-18.15g et seq.), in the event a retirant who had been actively employed on or after September 1, 1987 has died or shall die, periodic …

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…