New Jersey Statutes

Titles / PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION / Sections

• Chapter 1

• 1
  Age as bar to eligibility for pension fund; exceptions
  
  
• 1.1
  Deduction of period of military, naval or related service in determining
  
  
• 2
  Suspension of right, or disqualification, during confinement in penal institution
  
  
• 3
  Receipt of pension, retirement benefits conditioned upon honorable service; forfeiture of pension, service credit due to misconduct; evaluation.
  
  
• 3.1
  Forfeiture of pension, retirement benefit for conviction of certain crimes; definition, certain.
  
  
• 3.2
  Subpoena powers of board of trustees of pension fund, retirement system.
  
  
• 3.3
  Employer responsibility for reimbursement to pension fund, retirement system, certain.
  
  
• 4
  Communication of prosecution commencing, conviction entered
  
  
• 5
  Notice of removal from office, employment
  
  
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• Chapter 2

• 1
  Transfer upon certain changes of office or employment
  
  
• 2
  Entry into other system or fund; credits and contributions
  
  
• 3
  Expenses to effectuate chapter
  
  
• 4
  School district employees taking employment with municipality or county
  
  
• 5
  Notice of intention to transfer membership
  
  
• 6
  Credit
  
  
• 7
  Law secretary or secretary-stenographer of Superior Court Judge; transfer from county to State retirement system
  
  
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• Chapter 3A

• 1
  Absence of two months under circumstances indicating accidental death in performance of duties
  
  
• 2
  Payment of pension to dependents from date of presumed death
  
  
• 3
  Proof that person was alive when pension was paid to dependents; appropriation
  
  
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• Chapter 3B

• 1
  Definitions; short title
  
  
• 2
  Adjustment of monthly retirement allowance, pension or survivorship benefit
  
  
• 3
  Percentage of adjustment; calculation
  
  
• 4
  Certification, appropriation and payment of cost of adjustment by employer; employer's failure to pay; penalty; collection
  
  
• 4a
  Pension adjustment benefits paid by retirement system
  
  
• 4.1
  Failure to appropriate money for increases; effect
  
  
• 4.2
  Benefits under "Pension Adjustment Act"; funding
  
  
• 4.3
  Pension adjustment benefits to be paid by PERS
  
  
• 4.4
  Payment of benefits by Judicial Retirement System
  
  
• 4.5
  Payment of benefits by Retirement System
  
  
• 5
  Commencement of adjustment of retirement allowance, pension or survivorship benefit payments; duration
  
  
• 6
  Waiver of right to increased retirement allowance, survivorship benefit or pension
  
  
• 7
  Review of index; determination of percentum of change; retirant defined
  
  
• 8
  Blanket increase; termination of other increases; review of amounts
  
  
• 8.1
  Calculation of annual adjustment
  
  
• 8.2
  Cost of living adjustment
  
  
• 8.3
  Applicability of COLA
  
  
• 8.4
  Calculation of annual adjustment
  
  
• 8.5
  Nonapplicability of C.43:3B-8 to P.L.1997, c.281
  
  
• 8.6
  Inapplicability of C.43:3B-8 to P.L.2001, c.4
  
  
• 9
  Rules and regulations
  
  
• 10
  Increase in expenditures required by act; mandated costs not subject to expenditure limitations
  
  
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• Chapter 3C

• 1
  Pensioners in public employment
  
  
• 2
  Repeal
  
  
• 3
  Reemployment in elected public office; option for benefits
  
  
• 4
  Depository institution defined
  
  
• 5
  Agreement for direct deposit of monthly payment for retirant or beneficiary
  
  
• 6
  Retirant, defined
  
  
• 7
  Minimum retirement allowance
  
  
• 8
  Rules and regulations
  
  
• 9
  Employer pickup of employee contributions.
  
  
• 9.1
  Corpus, income of retirement systems, restrictions on use, diversions
  
  
• 9.2
  Limitations on contributions, benefits
  
  
• 9.3
  TPAF, JRS, PERS, PFRS, SPRS compensation limitation not to be exceeded
  
  
• 9.4
  Alternate Benefit Program, compensation limitation not to be exceeded
  
  
• 9.5
  "Non-forfeitable right to receive benefits" defined, contributions; construction of act.
  
  
• 9.6
  Accrued benefits, rights of members.
  
  
• 10
  Approval of change in retirement or deferred compensation plan by State Treasurer
  
  
• 11
  Benefits of present, future retirees unaffected
  
  
• 12
  Investigation of certain increases in annual compensation for members of retirement systems.
  
  
• 13
  Use of actuarial standards for retirement systems; disclosure, certain.
  
  
• 14
  State contributions.
  
  
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• Chapter 4

• 1
  Applies to veterans
  
  
• 1.1
  Veterans eligible for pension under this article
  
  
• 1.2
  Withdrawal from public employees' retirement system
  
  
• 2
  Retirement of veterans; pension to widow
  
  
• 3
  Amount of pension; pensions under other laws
  
  
• 3.1
  Increase of pension
  
  
• 3.2
  Pension increase table
  
  
• 3.3
  Appropriations to pay increases
  
  
• 3.4
  Waiver of increase; written request
  
  
• 4
  Provision for pension; effect of abolition of office
  
  
• 5
  Effect of article on beneficiaries under repealed acts
  
  
• 6
  Certain veterans employed as court reporters
  
  
• 7
  Waiver of portion of pension
  
  
• 8
  Payments in reduced amounts after waiver
  
  
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• Chapter 4A

• 1
  Time off with pay to attend meetings
  
  
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• Chapter 4B

• 2
  Information available to, provided to pension boards
  
  
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• Chapter 4C

• 1
  Waiver of noncontributory insurance
  
  
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• Chapter 5

• 2
  Retirement on age and service for disability
  
  
• 3
  Notice of disability; examination; approval of report by state house commission
  
  
• 4
  Amount of pension
  
  
• 5
  Payment of benefits upon death of certain state employees or retired state employees
  
  
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• Chapter 5A

• 1
  Definitions
  
  
• 2
  Persons eligible for retirement and pension
  
  
• 2.1
  State employee eligibility
  
  
• 3
  Amount of pension
  
  
• 4
  Application for retirement; acceptance; certification; annual examination of disability retirees for continuation of eligibility; forced retirement at 70; payment of pensions
  
  
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• Chapter 6

• 6.30
  Retirement of certain justices or judges under different laws; same pension payments
  
  
• 6.31
  Prohibition against practice of law by certain retired justices or judges
  
  
• 6.32
  Effect of act upon previously retired justices or judges
  
  
• 6.33
  Social security coverage for members of Supreme Court and judges of Superior Court; referendum
  
  
• 6.34
  Securing coverage following approval by referendum
  
  
• 6.35
  Retroactive coverage
  
  
• 6.36
  Applicability of Act to members of other pension programs
  
  
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• Chapter 6A

• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 2
  Severability
  
  
• 3
  Definitions.
  
  
• 3.1
  Final salary; retirement after January 1, 1982
  
  
• 4
  Establishment; powers and privileges; purpose
  
  
• 5
  Membership
  
  
• 6
  Computation of years of service
  
  
• 7
  Mandatory age of retirement; early retirement; application
  
  
• 8
  Eligibility for retirement; 10 years or more of service; amount of pension
  
  
• 9
  Eligibility for retirement; 5 years or more of service with additional public service; amount of pension
  
  
• 9.1
  Five years as judge with 15 years additional public service at age 60
  
  
• 9.2
  Judge serving at age 60
  
  
• 9.3
  Judges of county court; entitlement to qualify for maximum pension if entitled to maximum pension under prior law
  
  
• 9.4
  Judge's widow; pension
  
  
• 9.5
  Inapplicability of act to judge or surviving widow; retirement prior to July 1, 1976
  
  
• 9.6
  Eligibility for retirement; age 70 with 25 years of public service
  
  
• 10
  Early retirement; 5 or more years of service with additional public service of 20 or more years; amount of pension
  
  
• 11
  Resignation or failure of reappointment after 5 successive years and 10 years in aggregate; election of benefit
  
  
• 12
  Disability retirement
  
  
• 13
  Retired judge not to engage in practice of law; assignment to sit in court
  
  
• 14
  Membership in other retirement system under state law
  
  
• 14.1
  Election to terminate membership in other retirement system or waiver of joinder in judicial retirement system; credit for public service
  
  
• 14.2
  Credit for previous service in office, position or employment of state or governmental entity; application; purchase; employer's accrued liability obligation
  
  
• 15
  Veterans; ineligibility for retirement benefits as public employee
  
  
• 16
  Pensions and retirement allowances in monthly installments
  
  
• 16.1
  Options for payment of survivor benefits in Judicial Retirement System
  
  
• 16.2
  Form required when member chooses certain option; notification to spouse
  
  
• 17
  Death in active service; payments to beneficiaries
  
  
• 17.1
  Additional death benefit for members of Judicial Retirement System.
  
  
• 18
  Death after retirement; payments to beneficiaries
  
  
• 19
  Death of retirant on pension or retirement allowance based on age and service or early retirement; payments to beneficiary
  
  
• 20
  Death of disability retirant; payments to beneficiary
  
  
• 21
  Group life insurance coverage; authorization to purchase; benefits in lieu of death benefits
  
  
• 22
  Qualifications for life insurance company
  
  
• 23
  Option on purchase of group life insurance coverage for death benefit provisions
  
  
• 24
  Group life insurance coverage; payment of premiums; group insurance premium fund
  
  
• 25
  Terms of policy
  
  
• 26
  Payment of benefits
  
  
• 27
  Settlement options
  
  
• 28
  Reduction of premiums for non payment of commissions; authorization
  
  
• 29
  State house commission; operation of system
  
  
• 30
  Trustee of funds; custodian of funds; administration of program
  
  
• 31
  Actuarial investigation and valuation; adoption of tables for mortality, service, etc.
  
  
• 32
  Contingent reserve, annuity savings and retirement reserve funds; establishment
  
  
• 33
  Computation of contributions; valuation of assets; contingent reserve fund.
  
  
• 33.1
  Payment of pension adjustment benefits, funding
  
  
• 34
  Retirement reserve fund; source of funds for payment of pensions
  
  
• 34.1
  Annuity savings fund, payroll deductions
  
  
• 34.2
  State house commission; interest on balance in annuity savings, contingent reserve and retirement reserve funds
  
  
• 34.3
  Borrowing by members from retirement system, interest rates.
  
  
• 34.4
  Repayment of loans after retirement of members of JRS.
  
  
• 35
  Retirement system; interest on balance in contingent reserve, annuity savings and retirement reserve funds
  
  
• 36
  Obligations of act as obligations of state; budget and appropriation of amounts to meet obligations
  
  
• 37
  Inapplicability of other laws on pensions or retirement benefits to members or beneficiaries; nonliability of system it reserves nonexistent
  
  
• 38
  Error in records; correction
  
  
• 39
  Waiver of payment of portion of payment of pension, retirement allowance or benefit
  
  
• 40
  Deductions to pay premiums; authorization by written request
  
  
• 41
  Right to pension, retirement allowance or benefit and moneys in various funds; exemption from taxes and legal process; unassignability
  
  
• 42
  Designation of beneficiary; writing; filing; change; rights of beneficiaries; election of payment of death benefits
  
  
• 43
  Active membership while on official leave of absence; qualifications for payment of death benefit
  
  
• 44
  Ineligibility for death benefits for retirant with less than 10 years of service credit; minimum amount of benefit to qualify
  
  
• 45
  Repeals
  
  
• 46
  Provisos to repeals
  
  
• 47
  Provisos applicable to L.1981, c. 470
  
  
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• Chapter 7

• 7
  Retirement of certain prison officers; amount
  
  
• 7.1
  Special retirement after 25 years of creditable service
  
  
• 8
  Definitions
  
  
• 9
  Widow, children or dependent parents; pension to.
  
  
• 10.1
  Death before retirement; payment of member's contributions
  
  
• 11
  Pension commission to allow pensions
  
  
• 11.1
  Payment of pensions
  
  
• 12
  Permanent disability
  
  
• 13
  Creation of pension fund
  
  
• 14
  Death within five years after passage of act
  
  
• 15
  Suspension or discharge
  
  
• 15.1
  Prison officers' pension fund; withdrawal by veterans
  
  
• 15.2
  Withdrawal by veterans hereafter joining fund
  
  
• 15.3
  Withdrawal application; notice; refund of payments
  
  
• 16
  Other pensions
  
  
• 17
  Refusal to accept provisions of act; notice
  
  
• 18
  Prison Officers Pension Commission
  
  
• 18.1
  Operation of pension fund by pension commission; rules and regulations
  
  
• 19
  Pension fund; rules and regulations; receipts and disbursements
  
  
• 19.1
  Medical board
  
  
• 20
  Deposit and investment of fund
  
  
• 21
  Releases; acquittances; receipts or discharges
  
  
• 22
  Annual report
  
  
• 23
  Unlawful acts, incapacitation or death while performing
  
  
• 24
  Effect of act
  
  
• 25
  Members of State Employees' Retirement System; right to accumulated deductions with interest
  
  
• 26
  Effective date
  
  
• 27
  Benefit payments based on temporary service; continuation
  
  
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• Chapter 8A

• 1
  Definitions
  
  
• 2
  Alcoholic Beverage Law Enforcement Officers Pension Fund
  
  
• 3
  Persons entitled to become members of pension fund; transfer of contributions; termination of membership
  
  
• 4
  Service of law enforcement officer considered creditable
  
  
• 5
  Supervision of operation of retirement system; board of trustees; powers and duties; legal adviser; supervision of funds
  
  
• 6
  Retirement of new entrant member on service retirement allowance
  
  
• 7
  Retirement of present entrant member on service retirement allowance; death benefit
  
  
• 8
  Ordinary disability retirement allowance; death benefit
  
  
• 8.1
  Purchase of annuity credits for periods prior to membership in fund
  
  
• 9
  Accidental disability retirement allowance; death benefit
  
  
• 10
  Application for disability retirement allowance; medical examinations of persons retired on disability retirement allowance
  
  
• 11
  Death benefit upon death of member in service
  
  
• 12
  Accidental death of member before retirement; death benefit
  
  
• 13
  Additional death benefit coverage; additional contributions not returnable
  
  
• 14
  Termination of service as State law enforcement officer; refund or transfer of contributions
  
  
• 15
  Beneficiaries ineligible for benefits under sections 43:4-1 to 43:4-3
  
  
• 16
  Election to convert retirement allowance otherwise payable; optional forms
  
  
• 17
  Investment of moneys of pension fund; custodian; payments; interest in profits and use of funds by trustees or employees forbidden; endorser or surety
  
  
• 18
  Contributions; deductions from salaries; expenses of administration
  
  
• 19
  Funds to which assets to be credited
  
  
• 20
  Exemption from taxation and from garnishment or other process; assignment
  
  
• 21
  False statements; fraud; correction of errors; adjustment of payments
  
  
• 22
  Administrative positions; determination and certification
  
  
• 23
  Filing of request naming payee of death benefit; request as to manner of payment
  
  
• 24
  Other laws inapplicable to members or beneficiaries of pension fund
  
  
• 25
  Appropriation
  
  
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• Chapter 8B

• 1
  Definitions
  
  
• 2
  Employees entitled to pension
  
  
• 3
  Budget provisions for payment
  
  
• 4
  Eligibility
  
  
• 4.1
  Local employee eligibility
  
  
• 5
  Maximum pensions
  
  
• 6
  Repeals
  
  
• 7
  Pensions granted under other sections; effect of repeal
  
  
• 8
  Citation
  
  
• 9
  Definitions
  
  
• 10
  Increase in pensions
  
  
• 11
  Ratio of increase
  
  
• 12
  Cost of increase payable by employer
  
  
• 13
  Annual review of and determination of percentum of change in index
  
  
• 14
  Effect of blanket increase or provision for minimum pension on benefits provided by this act
  
  
• 15
  Rules and regulations; annual report
  
  
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• Chapter 8C

• 1
  Definitions relative to incentive programs for retirement, termination of certain employees.
  
  
• 2.1
  Incentive program to encourage retirement, termination of employment of county employees.
  
  
• 3
  Submission of detailed information concerning incentive program.
  
  
• 4
  Additional service credits, PFRS, PERS; conditions.
  
  
• 5
  Consultation with representative of bargaining unit.
  
  
• 6
  Employment level of affected local unit.
  
  
• 7
  Rules by Director of Division of Local Government Services.
  
  
• 8
  Rules by Director of Division of Pensions and Benefits.
  
  
• 9
  Incentive program for employees of merging school districts, conditions.
  
  
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• Chapter 9

• 6.1
  Withdrawal by war veteran; payments received with interest
  
  
• 36
  Borough solicitor, assistant city solicitor, assistant county prosecutor, juvenile and domestic relations court judge; widow's pension
  
  
• 37
  Pension in lieu of benefits under retirement system established by State or political subdivisions
  
  
• 38
  Payment; contributions to other retirement systems
  
  
• 39
  Public employee defined
  
  
• 40
  County clerk; thirty years service; widow's pension
  
  
• 41
  Application for pension; proof; amount; effective date
  
  
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• Chapter 9A

• 1
  Clerks of district courts in first class counties over 800,000
  
  
• 2
  Retirement for incapacity; examination by physician
  
  
• 3
  Amount and payment of pension; widow's pension
  
  
• 4
  Determination of years of service
  
  
• 5
  County to provide for pension; reimbursement by municipality
  
  
• 6
  Deductions from salary
  
  
• 7
  Abolition of office; change in title
  
  
• 8
  When effective and operative
  
  
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• Chapter 10

• 1
  Definitions; persons under forty-five eligible
  
  
• 1.1
  Ineligible laborer made eligible by amendment to law; option to become member; procedure
  
  
• 1.2
  Persons who were between 45 and 50 when employed may become members
  
  
• 1.3
  First class counties under 800,000; persons who were between 45 and 50 when employed may become members
  
  
• 1.4
  First class counties under 800,000; persons who were between 45 and 55 when employed may become members
  
  
• 1.5
  Counties under 800,000; membership of employees in public employees' retirement system
  
  
• 1.6
  Credit for period of other governmental service
  
  
• 1.7
  County under 800,000; state employees; reemployment
  
  
• 2
  Retirement of county employees
  
  
• 2.1
  County pensions, certain, option to enhance for members having more than 25 years' service.
  
  
• 5.1
  Pension to permanently and totally disabled employee with 10 years of service
  
  
• 5.2
  Retirement of employee permanently and totally disabled in course of employment; determination of disability
  
  
• 5.3
  Employee with one year of service; death benefits; deferred pension; payment
  
  
• 5.4
  Member retired for disability under 60; annual medical examination; alteration of pension
  
  
• 5.5
  Definitions relative to certain county pension funds
  
  
• 5.6
  Election for adjustment of pension benefits
  
  
• 5.7
  Determination of change in pension
  
  
• 5.8
  Waiver of right to pension adjustment
  
  
• 5.9
  Conditions for termination of adjustment
  
  
• 5.10
  Rules, regulations
  
  
• 6
  Payment to dependent children
  
  
• 7
  Pension fund
  
  
• 7.1
  Deductions from retirement allowance for payment of hospital and medical surgical insurance premiums
  
  
• 7.2
  Actuary; designation; duties; tables; adoption; employer contribution; annual certification by commissioner
  
  
• 8
  Withdrawal from fund; employee without widow, widower or dependent children under 18; repayment of deductions
  
  
• 8.1
  Credit upon reentry and payment of contributions after withdrawal
  
  
• 9
  Employment by two counties
  
  
• 10
  Pension commission
  
  
• 11
  Powers and duties of commission; moneys belonging to fund
  
  
• 12
  Deposit of funds; investments
  
  
• 13
  Annual report
  
  
• 14
  Pension exempt from tax, attachment, etc.
  
  
• 15
  Effect of article on other pension funds or associations
  
  
• 17
  Notice by employee of desire not to join; effect; right to become member
  
  
• 18
  Merger of independent pension groups with county employees' pension fund
  
  
• 18.1
  Definitions
  
  
• 18.2
  Employees' pension fund in counties over 800,000 created
  
  
• 18.3
  County pension commission
  
  
• 18.4
  Moneys belonging to retirement system; disposition
  
  
• 18.5
  Deposit of funds; investments
  
  
• 18.6
  Members; certain conditions; prior services; deductions; transfer; service credit
  
  
• 18.6a
  Membership as condition of employment; resolution of board of freeholders
  
  
• 18.6b
  Employees age 70; immediate retirement; year-to-year extension of employment
  
  
• 18.7
  Retirement system provided for supersedes other systems in effect July 1, 1943; transfer of assets; pending claims
  
  
• 18.8
  Members of certain existing retirement systems in certain counties, retirement for disability; survivors' pensions, deductions where less than 20 years service
  
  
• 18.9
  Retirement on half pay; pensions to surviving widow or children; retirement after completion of 15 years of service
  
  
• 18.10
  Disability not resulting from employment; pensions to employee and survivors
  
  
• 18.11
  Disability resulting from employment; pensions to employee and survivors
  
  
• 18.12
  Medical examinations of persons retired for disability; modification of pensions
  
  
• 18.13
  Survivors' benefits
  
  
• 18.14
  Death of employee or pensioner who is widow or widower leaving dependent children; benefits to children until 18
  
  
• 18.15
  Mandatory provisions
  
  
• 18.15g
  Supplemental definitions
  
  
• 18.15h
  Increase in monthly pension
  
  
• 18.15i
  Ratio of increase; calculation
  
  
• 18.15j
  Payment of costs by employer; commencement of payments; discontinuance
  
  
• 18.15k
  Waiver; withdrawal
  
  
• 18.15l
  . Determination of change in index; adjustment in pensions; retirant defined
  
  
• 18.15m
  Termination of increases; blanket increases or minimum pensions; exception
  
  
• 18.15n
  Rules and regulations by director of the division of pensions; reports
  
  
• 18.16
  Pension fund; deductions and contributions; annual contribution by county; donations; tax levy; reimbursement for excess expenditures
  
  
• 18.16a
  Permissible agreements
  
  
• 18.17
  Administrative expenses
  
  
• 18.17a
  Actuarial valuation of fund; adoption of tables; changes in rates; certification of rate; classification of members
  
  
• 18.18
  Withdrawal from retirement system; separation from service; retirement on pension; death without surviving spouse or children
  
  
• 18.18a
  Periodic increases
  
  
• 18.19
  Reentry into service of county after separation from service; payments required
  
  
• 18.20
  Military or naval services, women's service organizations or foreign Red Cross service, entry into; death or disability
  
  
• 18.21
  Annual reports
  
  
• 18.22
  Exemptions of funds and pensions; assignment
  
  
• 18.23
  Fraud; mistakes
  
  
• 18.24
  Partial invalidity
  
  
• 18.25
  Effective date; repeal of conflicting laws
  
  
• 18.26
  Court attendants, guards, keepers, nurses and other employees caring for prisoners; retirement; employment after 65
  
  
• 18.27
  Effective date
  
  
• 18.28
  Employees in first-class counties under 800,000 ineligible because of beginning age; prior service
  
  
• 18.29
  Credit for prior service; payment of arrears; deductions and benefits
  
  
• 18.50
  Definitions
  
  
• 18.51
  Employees' pension fund in counties of 300,000 to 325,000
  
  
• 18.52
  Pension commission
  
  
• 18.53
  Receipt and disposition of moneys
  
  
• 18.54
  Deposits; investments
  
  
• 18.55
  Membership in county employees' retirement system; prior service
  
  
• 18.56
  Other county retirement systems superseded; transfer of moneys and assets
  
  
• 18.57
  Claims pending on January 1, 1949; widows, widowers and minor children
  
  
• 18.58
  Retirement on half pay
  
  
• 18.58a
  Resignation of member after completion of 20 or 30 years of service before age 55; death
  
  
• 18.58c
  Additional pension; retiree over 55 with 25 years or more service
  
  
• 18.59
  Disabled persons employed one year or more; pension; amount
  
  
• 18.60
  Disabled persons; retirement on half pay
  
  
• 18.61
  Medical examination of persons retired for disability
  
  
• 18.62
  Death of employee after one year's employment; benefits to survivors
  
  
• 18.63
  Surviving children, pensions to
  
  
• 18.64
  Election between pensions; workmen's compensation; conviction; time of payments; eligibility of widows or widowers
  
  
• 18.64a
  Definitions
  
  
• 18.64b
  Adjustment in pensions; employer to bear cost; date of commencement
  
  
• 18.64c
  Amount of adjustment; determination; certification; notice
  
  
• 18.64d
  Waiver of right to adjusted pension; withdrawal
  
  
• 18.64e
  Legislation providing blanket increases to retirants or beneficiaries eligible for benefits under this act after 1977; termination of increases; exception
  
  
• 18.64f
  Rules and regulations; annual report
  
  
• 18.65
  Deductions from salary; contributions by county; donations; interest; taxation; investigation by actuary
  
  
• 18.66
  Administrative expenses
  
  
• 18.67
  Withdrawal; separation from service; death
  
  
• 18.68
  Re-entry of service after involuntary separation from service or leave of absence
  
  
• 18.69
  Entry into military service or Red Cross
  
  
• 18.70
  Annual reports
  
  
• 18.71
  Exemptions
  
  
• 18.72
  False statements or records; mistakes
  
  
• 18.73
  Partial invalidity
  
  
• 18.74
  Effective date; repeal
  
  
• 18.75
  Member having annual salary of more than $5,000; application for credit in system; payments
  
  
• 18.76
  Increase in pension; formula; waiver
  
  
• 18.77
  Increase of county contributions
  
  
• 18.78
  Retirement upon attainment of age 70
  
  
• 18.79
  Status of member taking approved leave of absence to accept appointive, administrative or elective county position
  
  
• 18.80
  Adoption of chapter 310 of laws 1948 by county with 400,000 to 425,000 inhabitants; membership as condition of employment
  
  
• 18.81
  Effective date; operative upon resolution by county
  
  
• 19
  "County detectives" defined
  
  
• 20
  Retirement for service and age
  
  
• 21
  Amount of pension
  
  
• 22
  Retirement by reason of unfitness
  
  
• 23
  Retirement for disability incurred in service
  
  
• 24
  Medical examination to determine disability
  
  
• 25
  Pension to widow and children
  
  
• 26
  Pension to widow when death occurs after retirement
  
  
• 27
  Payment of pensions
  
  
• 28
  Pension fund created; sources
  
  
• 29
  Management of fund; investments
  
  
• 29.1
  Persons eligible under state retirement system; resolution excluding
  
  
• 29.2
  Effect of resolution
  
  
• 29.3
  Counties of 300,000 to 500,000; county detectives desiring to become members of pension fund
  
  
• 29.4
  Counties of second class; adjustments in amount of pension benefits; resolution or ordinance
  
  
• 29.5
  Limitations on adjustment
  
  
• 29.6
  Appropriations necessary for continuation of adjustments
  
  
• 30
  Retirement for service, age and disability
  
  
• 31
  Retirement on application for age and service
  
  
• 32
  Retirement for disability
  
  
• 33
  Pension to widow and children
  
  
• 34
  Pension fund
  
  
• 35
  Management of fund
  
  
• 36
  "County police officer" defined
  
  
• 36.1
  Article inapplicable to certain persons
  
  
• 37
  Retirement for service and age
  
  
• 37.1
  Increase in amount of service retirement pension
  
  
• 38
  Pension to widow, children or parent of deceased member
  
  
• 39
  Pension to widow, children or parent of deceased retired member
  
  
• 40
  Retirement for disability; application for retirement
  
  
• 41
  Pension fund
  
  
• 42
  Pension commission
  
  
• 43
  Control of fund and retirement
  
  
• 44
  Adoption of article
  
  
• 45
  Citation of article
  
  
• 46
  "County probation officers" defined
  
  
• 47
  "Be retired upon one-half pay" defined
  
  
• 48
  Retirement for service and age
  
  
• 49
  Retirement for disability regardless of service or age
  
  
• 50
  Retirement when physically or mentally unfit
  
  
• 51
  Determination of permanent incapacity
  
  
• 52
  Pension to widow and children
  
  
• 53
  Pension to dependent widower and children
  
  
• 54
  Death after retirement; pension to widow and children
  
  
• 55
  Death after retirement; pension to dependent widower and children
  
  
• 56
  Payment of pensions
  
  
• 57
  Source of pension fund; right of withdrawal; exemptions
  
  
• 57.1
  Probation officers in counties of 275,000 to 400,000; pensions; conditions
  
  
• 58
  Management of fund; investments
  
  
• 59
  Other pension funds and associations not affected
  
  
• 59.1
  Persons eligible under State retirement system; resolution excluding
  
  
• 59.2
  Effect of resolution
  
  
• 59.3
  Termination of pension fund established for certain county probation officers
  
  
• 59.4
  County probation officers permitted enrollment in PERS
  
  
• 60
  "Sheriff's employees" defined
  
  
• 61
  Sheriff's employee's pension
  
  
• 62
  Amount of pension
  
  
• 63
  Retirement for disability
  
  
• 64
  Retirement for disability incurred in service
  
  
• 65
  Medical examination to determine disability
  
  
• 66
  Pension of employee's spouse
  
  
• 67
  Pension of retiree's spouse
  
  
• 68
  Payment of pensions
  
  
• 69
  Creation of pension fund; contributions
  
  
• 69.1
  Withdrawal from service
  
  
• 70
  Management of pension fund; investments
  
  
• 71
  Transfer of court attendants' pension fund to credit of sheriff's employees' pension fund
  
  
• 72
  Withdrawal by veterans from former fund for court attendants; payments returned with interest
  
  
• 72.1
  Sheriff's employees in counties of 275,000 to 400,000
  
  
• 72.2
  Persons eligible under State retirement system; resolution excluding
  
  
• 72.3
  Effect of resolution
  
  
• 72.4
  Counties of second class; adjustments in amounts; ordinance or resolution
  
  
• 72.5
  Limitation on adjustments
  
  
• 73
  "Sergeants-at-arms" and "court criers" defined
  
  
• 74
  Retirement for service and age
  
  
• 75
  Amount of pension
  
  
• 76
  Retirement for disability
  
  
• 77
  Retirement for disability incurred in service
  
  
• 78
  Medical examination to determine disability
  
  
• 79
  Pension to widow when death occurs during service
  
  
• 80
  Pension to widow when death occurs after retirement
  
  
• 81
  Payment of pensions
  
  
• 82
  Creation of pension fund; contributions
  
  
• 83
  Management of pension fund; investments
  
  
• 84
  Retirement for service and age
  
  
• 85
  Amount of pension
  
  
• 86
  Retirement for disability
  
  
• 87
  Retirement for disability incurred in service
  
  
• 88
  Medical examination to determine disability
  
  
• 89
  Pension to widow
  
  
• 90
  Payment of pension
  
  
• 91
  Creation of pension fund; contributions
  
  
• 92
  Management of pension fund; investments
  
  
• 93
  Definition of "court interpreter"
  
  
• 94
  Retirement for service and age
  
  
• 95
  Amount of pension
  
  
• 96
  Retirement when physically unfit
  
  
• 97
  Retirement for permanent disability
  
  
• 98
  Determination of physical unfitness
  
  
• 99
  Pension to widow of court interpreter dying while in service
  
  
• 100
  Pension to widow who was wife at time of retirement
  
  
• 101
  Time and manner of payment of pensions
  
  
• 102
  Pension fund
  
  
• 103
  Tax levy to meet requirements when fund deficient; contributions when fund exceeds adequate amount
  
  
• 104
  Management and control of fund; investment
  
  
• 105
  Exemption from taxation and process
  
  
• 105.1
  Partial invalidity
  
  
• 105.2
  Persons eligible under State retirement system; resolution excluding
  
  
• 105.3
  Effect of resolution
  
  
• 106
  Retirement for service and age
  
  
• 107
  Retirement for disability
  
  
• 108
  Retirement for permanent disability because of injury, accident or sickness incurred in service
  
  
• 109
  Pension to widow or children or sole dependent parent
  
  
• 110
  Payment of pensions; pension fund; tax levy
  
  
• 111
  Management and control of fund; investment of moneys
  
  
• 113
  Persons eligible under State retirement system; resolution excluding
  
  
• 114
  Effect of resolution
  
  
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• Chapter 11

• 1
  Violation of rules and regulations of police or fire department; effect on pension
  
  
• 2
  Time between removal and reinstatement of policemen allowed in certain cases
  
  
• 4
  Transfer to position in another branch of service of municipality
  
  
• 5
  Persons heretofore transferred to position in another branch of service of municipality
  
  
• 6
  Act inapplicable to uniformed policemen or firemen
  
  
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• Chapter 11A

• 1
  Definitions
  
  
• 2
  Payment of pension to former municipal employee on retirement from Port Authority service; computation of pension
  
  
• 3
  Contributions by employee to cease on termination of municipal employment; refunds on termination of employment before retirement
  
  
• 4
  Dependents, rights to benefits
  
  
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• Chapter 12

• 1.12
  Public employees who served as members of general assembly, county prosecutor and elected or appointed city official; widows
  
  
• 1.13
  Manner of payment; contributions
  
  
• 1.14
  "Public employee" defined
  
  
• 28.1
  Pension for survivors of certain emergency services workers; terms defined.
  
  
• 28.2
  Amount of pension.
  
  
• 28.3
  Manner of payment of pension.
  
  
• 28.4
  Overseers of poor or deputy overseers of poor; application; amount
  
  
• 28.5
  Limitations; manner of payment
  
  
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• Chapter 13

• 1
  Filling vacancies in trustees of certain trust funds; resignation of trustees
  
  
• 1.1
  Cities of first class; acceptance of employment after age 40 but prior to age 55; eligibility for membership
  
  
• 1.2
  Credit for prior service; payment of arrears
  
  
• 1.3
  Employees deemed permanent
  
  
• 2
  "Municipal employee" or "employee" defined
  
  
• 3
  Retirement for service and age
  
  
• 4
  Payments to certain dependents
  
  
• 5
  Payments to dependents of employee who served five years or more
  
  
• 6
  Dependency condition of payment; determination of
  
  
• 7
  Retirement for disability
  
  
• 8
  Examinations of employee of first-class city after retirement
  
  
• 9
  Pension fund; exemption from taxation and process
  
  
• 9.1
  Deduction of premiums for group hospitalization and medical-surgical insurance
  
  
• 10
  Sums paid into pension fund returned in certain cases
  
  
• 11
  Beneficiaries under other laws excepted from this article
  
  
• 12
  Refusal of membership in fund
  
  
• 13
  Pension commission in cities of the first class
  
  
• 15
  Management of fund; receipts and payments
  
  
• 16
  Deposit and investment of fund; income
  
  
• 17
  Execution of releases, receipts or discharges
  
  
• 18
  Annual report
  
  
• 19
  When payments begin
  
  
• 20
  Unlawful action a bar to pension
  
  
• 21
  Physical examination of employee of city of the first class
  
  
• 21.1
  First class city pension fund members becoming officers or employees of school district
  
  
• 22
  Existing funds and pension associations not affected
  
  
• 22.1
  Employees who may become members of pension fund on payment of arrears
  
  
• 22.2
  First class cities; employees who may become members of pension fund on payment of arrears
  
  
• 22.3
  Definitions
  
  
• 22.4
  Employees' retirement systems created in first class cities over 400,000
  
  
• 22.5
  Pension commission; membership; vacancies; elections
  
  
• 22.6
  Vacancy of elected member of pension commission
  
  
• 22.7
  Annual meeting of commission; officers; duties; attorney; actuary
  
  
• 22.8
  Employees
  
  
• 22.9
  Control and management of funds; rules and regulations; information
  
  
• 22.10
  Statements of employees
  
  
• 22.11
  Power of subpoena, witness fees, administering oaths, contempt
  
  
• 22.12
  Name of pension commission
  
  
• 22.13
  Treasurer; bond; receipt and disbursement of moneys
  
  
• 22.14
  Deposit of funds; investment
  
  
• 22.15
  Members and conditions of membership in retirement system
  
  
• 22.15a
  Time for making application for membership upon written declaration of intention
  
  
• 22.15b
  Revision of agreements for payment of arrears in installments
  
  
• 22.15c
  Payment in full of assessments for arrears and interest prior to retirement of member for disability
  
  
• 22.15d
  Declaration of intention to become a member; credit; eligibility for retirement or disability pension
  
  
• 22.16
  Credits; prior agreements
  
  
• 22.16a
  Credit for active service in United States armed forces; payments to fund
  
  
• 22.16b
  Application for purchase of credit; manner and time of filing
  
  
• 22.16c
  Amount payable by city
  
  
• 22.16d
  Rules and regulations
  
  
• 22.16f
  Applications for purchase of prior credit
  
  
• 22.16g
  Purchase of prior service credit by members of the board of education, housing authority, police or fire departments
  
  
• 22.17
  Retirement system hereunder supersedes existing pension funds; exceptions
  
  
• 22.18
  Merger of pension funds into retirement system
  
  
• 22.19
  Retirement for age and service; maximum pensions
  
  
• 22.19a
  Pensions for members voluntarily or involuntarily separated from service
  
  
• 22.20
  Pension to dependents of employee or pensioner after death
  
  
• 22.21
  Disability not arising out of employment; retirement pension; pension to dependents after death
  
  
• 22.22
  Disability arising out of employment; retirement pension
  
  
• 22.23
  Determination of permanent disability and whether disability or death arose out of employment
  
  
• 22.24
  Medical examination yearly of persons retired for disability
  
  
• 22.25
  Death benefits to widow or dependents
  
  
• 22.26
  Manner of priority payments to survivors
  
  
• 22.28
  Dependency of surviving spouse; no beneficiary; election between two pensions; workmen's compensation; persons convicted; payments; eligibility of widow or widower
  
  
• 22.29
  Creation and maintenance of fund
  
  
• 22.29a
  Increased contributions by city
  
  
• 22.29b
  Newark City Employees Retirement System--Actuarial investigation and report
  
  
• 22.30
  Administrative expenses
  
  
• 22.31
  Withdrawal not allowed; separation from service; refunds
  
  
• 22.32
  Widow of employee
  
  
• 22.33
  Transfer of membership from existing funds
  
  
• 22.34
  Annual reports; exemptions; assignments
  
  
• 22.35
  Fraud; errors
  
  
• 22.36
  Yearly payments by city of $100,000 raised by taxation
  
  
• 22.37
  New members; retirement for age and service
  
  
• 22.38
  Affiliation with similar organizations
  
  
• 22.39
  Partial invalidity
  
  
• 22.40
  Affidavits as to status
  
  
• 22.41
  Laws not affected by this act
  
  
• 22.42
  Definitions
  
  
• 22.43
  Increase in pension
  
  
• 22.44
  Ratio of increase
  
  
• 22.45
  Payment of cost of increase by employer; appropriation of amounts certified; necessity
  
  
• 22.46
  Waiver; withdrawal
  
  
• 22.47
  Annual adjustment in pensions pursuant to percentum of change in index
  
  
• 22.48
  Blanket increase in original or minimum pensions; adjustment of payments under this act
  
  
• 22.49
  Director of division of pensions; rules and regulations; reports
  
  
• 22.49a
  Elected officials; special retirement benefits; ordinance
  
  
• 22.49b
  Separate account for each elected official; credits; contributions
  
  
• 22.49c
  Credit for prior service; purchase
  
  
• 22.49d
  Member of PERS; remittance and adjustment of accumulated deductions and employer's obligation to retirement system of city
  
  
• 22.49e
  Retirement after 60; benefits
  
  
• 22.49f
  Termination of service as elected official after 10 years before age 60 and all other public service; benefits
  
  
• 22.49g
  Termination of service as elected official; ineligibility for special benefits; refund or credit of contributions; election of pensions; dual pensions; prohibition
  
  
• 22.49h
  Repeal of ordinance; disposition of contributions and effect on benefits
  
  
• 22.49i
  Repeal of ordinance; receipt of refund of contributions; membership in PERS and purchase of prior service credits
  
  
• 22.49j
  Enactment or repeal of ordinance; forwarding copy to division of pensions
  
  
• 22.50
  Definitions
  
  
• 22.51
  Retirement system
  
  
• 22.52
  Members and conditions for membership
  
  
• 22.52a
  Temporary employees; membership as condition of employment
  
  
• 22.53
  Retirement for age and service after age 60
  
  
• 22.54a
  Retirement for service prior to age 60; survivors' benefits.
  
  
• 22.54b
  Increases in pension
  
  
• 22.54c
  Liability for payment of increase by employer
  
  
• 22.54d
  Rules and regulations
  
  
• 22.55
  Retirement for disability
  
  
• 22.56
  Death benefits
  
  
• 22.56a
  Widow's pension
  
  
• 22.57
  Priority of payments to survivors
  
  
• 22.58
  Refund of contributions
  
  
• 22.59
  Fund and contributions thereto
  
  
• 22.59a
  Temporary employees; previous service credit
  
  
• 22.60
  Exemption of fund from taxation and process
  
  
• 22.61
  Existing pension fund superseded by and merged into retirement system
  
  
• 22.62
  Pension commission
  
  
• 22.63
  Powers and duties of pension commission
  
  
• 22.64
  Appointment of attorney, physician and actuary
  
  
• 22.65
  Unlawful action--bar to pension
  
  
• 22.67
  Loans from retirement system.
  
  
• 22.68
  Repayment
  
  
• 22.69
  Terms defined
  
  
• 22.70
  Adjustment to monthly retirement allowance or pension
  
  
• 22.71
  Adjustment cost to employer; appropriation to be made
  
  
• 22.72
  Written notice of waiver
  
  
• 22.73
  Calculation of pension adjustment.
  
  
• 22.74
  Termination of increases if blanket increase in benefits adopted
  
  
• 22.75
  Rules, regulations
  
  
• 23
  Definitions
  
  
• 24
  Retirement for service and age
  
  
• 25
  Retirement for disability
  
  
• 26
  Widow's, children's or dependent's pension
  
  
• 27
  Pension fund
  
  
• 28
  Pension commission
  
  
• 29
  Management and control of fund; treasurer; investments; payments
  
  
• 30
  Retirement for service and age
  
  
• 31
  Retirement for disability
  
  
• 32
  Widow of employee
  
  
• 33
  Widow of retired employee
  
  
• 34
  Pension fund
  
  
• 35
  Pension commission; organization
  
  
• 36
  Rules and regulations; treasurer; payments
  
  
• 37
  Referendum
  
  
• 37.1
  Pension fund in certain towns in counties of first class; pension fund commission; membership; meetings
  
  
• 37.2
  Powers and duties of pension fund commission
  
  
• 37.3
  Execution of releases, acquittances or discharges of indebtedness; deposits; interest and income
  
  
• 37.4
  Annual reports
  
  
• 37.5
  Fund created; deductions from compensation; contributions by town; temporary loans where funds inadequate; exemption of pensions; no refunds
  
  
• 37.6
  "Town employee" and "employee" defined; persons entitled to participate in benefits
  
  
• 37.7
  Persons not entitled to receive benefits of act
  
  
• 37.8
  Retirement on half pay; dependents after death
  
  
• 37.9
  Death of employee after 20 years of service; pensions to dependents
  
  
• 37.10
  Death of employee after 5 years of service; pensions to dependents
  
  
• 37.11
  Maximum pensions; maximum deductions
  
  
• 37.12
  Death of employee leaving no widow; benefits to dependent children
  
  
• 37.13
  Disability from illness or injury resulting from employment; retirement on pension; determination of disability; death; benefits to dependents
  
  
• 37.14
  Disability from injury, accident or sickness incurred at any time after employment for 5 years; retirement on pension; death; benefits to dependents
  
  
• 37.15
  Certain widows not covered by act
  
  
• 37.16
  "Beneficiaries" defined
  
  
• 37.17
  "His" defined
  
  
• 37.18
  Partial invalidity; repeal
  
  
• 38
  "Municipal employee" and "employee or officer" defined
  
  
• 38.1
  "Salary" and "half pay" defined; maximum pension
  
  
• 39
  Retirement for service and age
  
  
• 40
  Payments to certain dependents
  
  
• 41
  Payments to dependents of employee or officer who served five years or more
  
  
• 42
  Dependency condition of payment; determination of
  
  
• 43
  Retirement for disability
  
  
• 44
  Pension fund; exemption from taxation and process
  
  
• 45
  Sums paid into pension fund returned in certain cases
  
  
• 46
  Beneficiaries under other pension laws excepted; workmen's compensation to be deducted
  
  
• 47
  Refusal of membership in fund
  
  
• 48
  Pension commission in villages in counties of the first class
  
  
• 49
  Management of fund; receipts and payments
  
  
• 50
  Deposit and investment of fund; income
  
  
• 51
  Execution of releases, receipts or discharges
  
  
• 52
  Annual report
  
  
• 53
  When payments begin
  
  
• 54
  Unlawful action a bar to pension
  
  
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• Chapter 15A

• 1
  Extension to governmental units having no retirement system
  
  
• 2
  Extension to employers of former members of State Employees' Retirement System
  
  
• 3
  Effective date of agreements
  
  
• 4
  Repeal of acts establishing State Employees' Retirement System
  
  
• 5
  Disposition of funds, benefits, etc.
  
  
• 6
  Definitions.
  
  
• 6.1
  Veteran status determined for retirement allowance.
  
  
• 7
  Public Employees' Retirement System, established; membership.
  
  
• 7.1
  Delinquent enrollment for compulsory membership; payment by employee and employer.
  
  
• 7.2
  Ineligibility for PERS under professional services contract.
  
  
• 7.3
  Appeal for person denied membership in PERS.
  
  
• 7.4
  Inapplicability of certain statutes relative to certain transferred service credits.
  
  
• 8
  Restoration of members discontinued from service; conditions
  
  
• 9
  Nonmember State employee may join at any time; option
  
  
• 10
  State employees inducted into military or naval service before applying for enrollment
  
  
• 11
  Contributions covering temporary service
  
  
• 12.1
  State police; service credit for military duty
  
  
• 13
  Special benefits continued
  
  
• 14
  Transfer or purchase of credit for service in other systems.
  
  
• 15
  Information required from department heads
  
  
• 16
  Classification of members
  
  
• 16.1
  Increase in PERS retirement allowance.
  
  
• 17
  Board of trustees
  
  
• 18
  Officers, actuary, legal adviser, secretary
  
  
• 19
  Actuarial information and investigation; tables; rates of contribution
  
  
• 19.1
  Annuity values; determination without reference to sex
  
  
• 20
  Powers of public corporation; status of realty
  
  
• 21
  Annual report
  
  
• 22
  Funds.
  
  
• 23
  Expense fund
  
  
• 24
  Contingent reserve fund.
  
  
• 24a
  State liable for increased cost to government employers for veterans of Lebanon crisis
  
  
• 24b
  State liable for increased cost to government employers for veterans of operations Restore Hope, Joint Endeavor and Joint Guard
  
  
• 24.1
  Payment of pension adjustment benefits.
  
  
• 24.2
  Refunding bonds of public agency, instrumentality relative to early retirement incentives.
  
  
• 25
  Annuity savings fund; members' contributions.
  
  
• 25.1
  Periodic benefits payable under Workers' Compensation Law; salary deductions paid by employer; retirement benefits application
  
  
• 25.2
  PERS members, eligibility based on one position.
  
  
• 26
  Excess refundable; shortage deducted
  
  
• 27
  Retirement reserve fund
  
  
• 28
  Special reserve fund
  
  
• 29
  Relation of new employees to fund
  
  
• 30
  Deductions certified to fund
  
  
• 31
  Records kept by State departments
  
  
• 32
  Management of funds
  
  
• 33
  Interest on fund balances.
  
  
• 33.1
  Investment in New Jersey realty; erection of buildings and structures; lease or sale to state
  
  
• 33.2
  Total authorized investment
  
  
• 33.3
  Investment as asset of fund
  
  
• 33.4
  Rental or lease terms; purpose of section
  
  
• 33.5
  Sale of realty to state during occupancy as tenant; purchase price; credits
  
  
• 33.6
  Payment of costs and expenses by state for operation, maintenance, repair, etc.; capital improvements
  
  
• 33.7
  Authority to execute and deliver leases, contracts or agreements
  
  
• 33.8
  Construction of buildings on state lands and transfer of title to Public Employees' Retirement System
  
  
• 33.9
  Responsibility for selection of site, planning of building, etc.; co-ordination of location and plans with master plans
  
  
• 33.10
  Partial invalidity
  
  
• 34
  Borrowing from fund by members, interest rates.
  
  
• 34.1
  Repayment of loans after retirement of members of PERS.
  
  
• 35
  Custodian of fund; payments; vouchers
  
  
• 36
  Interest in fund by trustee or employee prohibited
  
  
• 37
  Obligations of State; basis of State's appropriation
  
  
• 38
  Vesting of PERS members.
  
  
• 39
  Computing service.
  
  
• 39.1
  Credit in retirement system for members on approved leave of absence.
  
  
• 41
  Withdrawal from service; early retirement; death benefits.
  
  
• 41.1
  Eligibility for death benefit; evidence of insurability
  
  
• 42
  Ordinary disability retirement.
  
  
• 42.1
  Disability insurance for certain PERS members; "Public Employees Group Disability Insurance Premium Fund."
  
  
• 42.2
  Inapplicability relative to certain transferred service credit.
  
  
• 43
  Public employees' disability retirement.
  
  
• 44
  Annual examination of disability beneficiary; alteration of pension; refusal to be examined; reemployment; subsequent retirement
  
  
• 45
  Allowance for ordinary disability retirement.
  
  
• 45.1
  Increase in retirement allowance under C.43:15A-45 and C.43:15A-50.
  
  
• 46
  Allowance for retirement for accidental disability.
  
  
• 46.1
  Increase in retirement allowance under C.43:15A-46 and C.43:15A-50.
  
  
• 46.2
  Payment of normal contribution for increased benefits for active members under C.43:15A-45 and C.43:15A-46.
  
  
• 47
  Retirement based on age.
  
  
• 47.2
  Retirement of elected officials
  
  
• 48
  Retirement allowance for service.
  
  
• 49
  Accidental death benefit.
  
  
• 50
  Public employee pension options
  
  
• 50a
  Public employee's election of lifetime pension
  
  
• 50.1
  Member over 70 with 50 years of service; death prior to approval of application for retirement; retirement allowance
  
  
• 50.2
  Applicability of C.43:15A-50
  
  
• 51
  Monthly payments
  
  
• 53
  Benefits under chapter exempt from taxation and process; exception; assignment of group insurance policy rights and benefits
  
  
• 54
  Correction of errors; approval of application for prior service credit or credit for all previous service
  
  
• 55
  Fraud against system a misdemeanor
  
  
• 56
  Ineligibility of veterans for certain retirement benefits
  
  
• 57
  Additional death benefit coverage
  
  
• 57.1
  Designation of beneficiary; form; filing; failure to designate; payment
  
  
• 57.2
  Reemployment of retired former member.
  
  
• 57.3
  Reactivation of retirement system account
  
  
• 59.5
  Repeals; effect
  
  
• 60
  Contributions and credits of veteran members
  
  
• 60.2
  Permission for member to cancel purchase of credit
  
  
• 61
  Public employee veterans' pensions.
  
  
• 61.1
  Veterans' retirement allowance
  
  
• 61.2
  Increase of retirement allowance under subsection b. of C.43:15A-61 and C.43:15A-50.
  
  
• 61.3
  Payment of normal contribution for increased benefits for active members under C.43:15A-61.
  
  
• 62
  Effect upon political subdivisions previously under State Employees' Retirement System
  
  
• 63
  Membership of certain veteran public employees
  
  
• 64
  Effect of lack of Social Security coverage and insufficient service credit
  
  
• 65
  State employee membership.
  
  
• 66
  Effective date of participation
  
  
• 67
  Duties of employer's chief fiscal officer
  
  
• 68
  Information certified to chief fiscal officer; payment of charge and contributions
  
  
• 68.1
  Accrued liability contribution of public employer adopting system after July 1, 1971; payment
  
  
• 69
  Member of any other governmental retirement system may not participate; default of employer; discontinuance of membership; application of reserve
  
  
• 70
  Limitation on liability of retirement system
  
  
• 71
  "Public agency or organization" defined
  
  
• 72
  Deductions from retirement allowance for PERS members.
  
  
• 73
  Eligible employees of certain governmental entities, enrollment in Public Employees' Retirement System.
  
  
• 73.1
  Credit for employment in other states, federal government or military service; limitation; payments; pro rata credit upon retirement.
  
  
• 73.2
  Participation of State autonomous authority in PERS
  
  
• 73.3
  Purchase of credit for prior service
  
  
• 73.4
  Purchase of credit for service in a local system
  
  
• 74
  Extension of act to employees of county, board of education or municipality not previously under state employees' retirement system; referendum; prior service
  
  
• 75
  Local employee membership.
  
  
• 75.1
  Municipal or county member with prior service in county or other county; prior service credit; purchase
  
  
• 75.2
  PERS member, purchase of credit for temporary service; permitted
  
  
• 76
  County or municipal employees entering air, military or naval service before applying for enrollment
  
  
• 77
  Employees of school district coterminous with municipality adopting law in first-class counties
  
  
• 79
  State employees paid by county or municipality; membership in Public Employees' Retirement System
  
  
• 80
  Information required
  
  
• 81
  Rates of contributions; budget requirements; payments to State Treasurer
  
  
• 82
  Benefits
  
  
• 83
  Other pension laws not affected
  
  
• 84
  Short title
  
  
• 85
  Effect of invalidity
  
  
• 86
  Effective dates
  
  
• 88
  Authorization to purchase group life insurance
  
  
• 89
  Requirements of insurance company
  
  
• 90
  Purchase of coverage in discretion of state treasurer and board
  
  
• 91
  Noncontributory death benefits; optional contributory death benefits; payment of premiums
  
  
• 92
  Additional death benefits; contributions; adjustment
  
  
• 93
  Conversion privilege
  
  
• 94
  Payment of benefits; payees
  
  
• 95
  Lump sum or installment payments
  
  
• 96
  Reduced premiums in lieu of brokerage commissions
  
  
• 97
  "Law enforcement officer" definition
  
  
• 98
  Law enforcement officers within Division of Motor Vehicles; membership in System; waiver of credits
  
  
• 99
  Retirement
  
  
• 100
  Amount of retirement allowance for law enforcement officer.
  
  
• 100.1
  Supplementary "special" retirement allowance to certain retired law enforcement officers
  
  
• 101
  Retirement allowance for certain members not qualifying for retirement as law enforcement officers
  
  
• 102
  Ordinary disability retirement; eligibility
  
  
• 103
  Payment upon death of member who had retired on accidental disability retirement allowance
  
  
• 104
  Contribution rate
  
  
• 105
  Contributions by veterans; withdrawal
  
  
• 106
  Applicability of Act to members of other pensions
  
  
• 107
  Effective date
  
  
• 108
  Persons considered active members while disabled or on leave of absence; contributions; death benefits
  
  
• 110
  Transfer of Fund C to Retirement Reserve Fund; transfer of authority to Retirement System
  
  
• 111
  Extension of Public Employees' Retirement System to members of another pension; date operative.
  
  
• 112
  Termination of fund; transfer of securities, assets and records
  
  
• 112.1
  Pension, two divisions
  
  
• 113
  Membership in Public Employees Retirement System; credits
  
  
• 114
  Other employees not in positions covered by a pension fund; membership
  
  
• 115
  Persons becoming employees after termination; membership as condition of employment
  
  
• 116
  Rate of member contribution
  
  
• 117
  Previously granted pensions or benefits continued
  
  
• 118
  Employer liability
  
  
• 119
  Certification of obligations
  
  
• 127
  Repeals
  
  
• 129
  Enrollment of veterans and nonveterans who elected not to enroll in 1955; purchase of credit
  
  
• 130
  Retirement of member holding multiple positions in public employment
  
  
• 131
  National guard technicians; participation in system; election
  
  
• 132
  Continuation in system; effect
  
  
• 133
  Termination of membership in system; effect
  
  
• 134
  Appointment of retirement system member to Judiciary; options
  
  
• 135
  Members of Legislature; membership in retirement system, service dates.
  
  
• 136
  Accounts in annuity savings fund; contributions.
  
  
• 137
  Purchase of service credit; adjustment of contributions.
  
  
• 138
  Age of retirement; retirement allowance
  
  
• 139
  Member of legislature for 8 years or more but not at age 60; retirement allowances and other benefits
  
  
• 140
  Return of contributions; election to maximize benefits; ineligibility for retirement allowance under other state law
  
  
• 141
  Death benefits for legislators
  
  
• 142
  Definitions relative to retirement benefits for workers compensation judges.
  
  
• 143
  Membership in Workers Compensation Judges Part; service dates.
  
  
• 144
  Separate accounts, contributions.
  
  
• 145
  Date of retirement; continued service permitted, certain circumstances
  
  
• 146
  Conditions for receipt of retirement allowance of three-quarters of final salary
  
  
• 147
  Conditions for receipt of one-half of final salary
  
  
• 148
  "Early" retirement; formula, conditions
  
  
• 149
  Deferred retirement; formula, conditions
  
  
• 150
  Benefits to survivors of judges on active service
  
  
• 151
  Benefits to survivors of retired judges
  
  
• 152
  Credit for previous service; purchase, conditions
  
  
• 153
  Return of accumulated contributions; election of retirement allowance
  
  
• 154
  Determination of unfunded accrued liability
  
  
• 155
  Definitions relative to Prosecutors Part in PERS
  
  
• 156
  Prosecutors, membership in Prosecutors Part, PERS credit.
  
  
• 157
  Separate account for each prosecutor, rate
  
  
• 158
  Retirement on service retirement allowance, formula
  
  
• 159
  "Special retirement" after 25 years of creditable service. formula
  
  
• 160
  Payments for separation after 10 years of service before age 55; deferred retirement
  
  
• 161
  State liability for increased county pension costs
  
  
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• Chapter 15B

• 1
  Deferred compensation plan, length of service award program.
  
  
• 2
  Amounts; determination by agreement
  
  
• 3
  Provisions of plan
  
  
• 4
  Plan to be in addition to obligation under any other retirement system or benefit plan
  
  
• 5
  Investment of deferred, deducted moneys; assets held in trust
  
  
• 6
  Unassignability of payments and rights
  
  
• 7
  Exclusion of deferred and deducted amount from computation of federal withholding taxes
  
  
• 8
  Transfer of credits from employment by different employer
  
  
• 9
  Transfer of credit from plan to similar plan of participant's new employer
  
  
• 10
  Consistency of plan with requirements of federal Internal Revenue Code
  
  
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• Chapter 15C

• 1
  Defined Contribution Retirement Program; rules, regulations; terms defined.
  
  
• 2
  Eligibility for participation in the Defined Contribution Retirement Program.
  
  
• 4
  Defined Contribution Retirement Program Board.
  
  
• 6
  Provision of insurance by retirement program.
  
  
• 7
  Insurance benefits under group contract.
  
  
• 8
  Conversion privilege provided through group life insurance policies.
  
  
• 9
  Payment of death benefits.
  
  
• 10
  Method of payment of death benefits.
  
  
• 11
  Facts requiring evidence of insurability.
  
  
• 12
  Designation of death benefit beneficiary.
  
  
• 13
  Disability benefit coverage.
  
  
• 14
  Amount of disability benefits; "Defined Contribution Retirement Program Disability Premium Fund."
  
  
• 15
  Credit offered to policyholder by insurance company; additional coverage; health care coverage.
  
  
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• Chapter 16

• 1
  Retirement for age and service
  
  
• 1.1
  Executive officers; retention in service until 70 years old
  
  
• 1.2
  Effective date and payment of pension
  
  
• 2
  Retirement for disability
  
  
• 2.1
  Applicability of increases
  
  
• 3
  Pension to dependents
  
  
• 4
  Pension to dependents for loss of life while on duty
  
  
• 4c
  Pension to widow who married member after 50 years of age
  
  
• 5
  Consolidated Police and Firemen's Pension Fund
  
  
• 6.1
  Consolidated Police and Firemen's Pension Fund Commission
  
  
• 6.2
  Annual meeting of commission; chairman, records, legal adviser, actuary
  
  
• 7
  Trustees of funds; rules and regulations; payment of moneys and assets to state treasurer; exemptions for pension payments; investments
  
  
• 7.1
  Local commissions to transfer money and assets to state commission
  
  
• 7.2
  Effective date
  
  
• 8
  Existing boards vacated; fund placed under this subtitle
  
  
• 9
  State firemen's fund and association unaffected
  
  
• 10
  Effective date
  
  
• 12
  Determining years of service for firemen as members of pension fund
  
  
• 13
  Member with twenty years' service not to be deprived of pension privileges; fine, reprimand or discharge
  
  
• 17
  Definitions.
  
  
• 17.2
  Service in administrative or supervisory capacity; service as an active member
  
  
• 18
  Effective date of act
  
  
• 19
  Waiver of portion of benefits by written request
  
  
• 20
  Payment of reduced benefits until waiver withdrawn or revoked by subsequent request
  
  
• 21
  No refund or credit of waived moneys
  
  
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• Chapter 16A

• 1
  Definitions relative to Police and Firemen's Retirement System.
  
  
• 1.1
  Reclassified members
  
  
• 1.2
  Review of positions of all members; eligibility, enrollment
  
  
• 1.3
  Report on titles covered, number of members affected, actuarial status
  
  
• 1.4
  Enrollment of parole officers.
  
  
• 1.5
  Membership in PFRS for certain jail wardens.
  
  
• 1.6
  Inapplicability of C.43:16A-1.
  
  
• 2
  Retirement system established
  
  
• 3
  Membership; termination; return of contributions; continuance on return
  
  
• 3.1
  Service defined
  
  
• 3.2
  Purchase of prior service credit
  
  
• 3.3
  Payment by employer
  
  
• 3.4
  Election to public office; contributions
  
  
• 3.5
  Member who becomes sheriff or undersheriff; election to remain member
  
  
• 3.6
  County sheriff; ineligibility for benefits of L.1983, c. 439, if 37 or older
  
  
• 3.7
  County sheriff enrolled in public employees' retirement system or county pension fund; transfer and membership on payments
  
  
• 3.8
  Eligibility for membership in PFRS, transfers from PERS
  
  
• 3.9
  Enrollment required
  
  
• 3.10
  Credit for transferred service
  
  
• 3.11
  Liability of State, municipality for certain employer contributions
  
  
• 3.12
  Noneligibility for additional benefits
  
  
• 3.13
  Liability of State for contributions on members for PFRS adopted after 1991 and before August 9, 1993
  
  
• 3.14
  Full credit toward PFRS benefits for transferred PERS service
  
  
• 3.15
  Certain firemen eligible for enrollment in PFRS; credit for PERS service, certain.
  
  
• 4
  Creditable service within act.
  
  
• 4.1
  Borough of Barrington; contributions
  
  
• 4.2
  Policeman member of retirement system; credit for service as chanceman application
  
  
• 4.3
  Disposition of application by board; credit for service; liability of employer
  
  
• 5
  Members 55 years old; 65 years old; 68 years old, certain; allowance; death benefits.
  
  
• 5.1
  PFRS members serving as elected public official; retirement under certain cirumstances; permitted.
  
  
• 6
  Members with four years of service, ordinary disability allowance, death benefits.
  
  
• 6.1
  Special disability retirement allowance
  
  
• 7
  Retirement for accidental disability; allowance; death benefits
  
  
• 7.1
  Applicability of increases
  
  
• 7.2
  Benefits provided to police officer who performs duties in another department
  
  
• 7.3
  Applicability of increased accidental disability retirement.
  
  
• 8
  Medical exam; report of medical board; restoration to active service.
  
  
• 9
  Death of member in active service.
  
  
• 9.4
  Deeming of retirement before death of terminally ill member
  
  
• 9.5
  Certain PFRS members deemed retirees at time of death
  
  
• 9.6
  PFRS members, certain, deemed retired, certain circumstances
  
  
• 10
  Accidental death benefits.
  
  
• 11
  Members ceasing to be firemen or policemen otherwise than by death or retirement; payment
  
  
• 11.1
  Special retirement; allowance; death benefits.
  
  
• 11.2
  Separation from service before 55 with 10 years of creditable service; election of retirement allowance, restoration to service.
  
  
• 11.3
  Members of police and firemen's retirement system; coverage of death benefits; evidence of insurability
  
  
• 11.4
  Reenrollment; purchase of credit for previous membership service
  
  
• 11.5
  Application of act
  
  
• 11.6
  Transfer or purchase of credit for service in other systems
  
  
• 11.7
  Definition of veteran.
  
  
• 11.7a
  Veteran status determined for military service credit.
  
  
• 11.9
  Purchase of retirement system credit
  
  
• 11.10
  Purchase of credit during official leave without pay
  
  
• 11.11
  Members of Police and Firemen's Retirement System may purchase credit
  
  
• 11.12
  Service credit in PFRS for local service; purchase
  
  
• 11.13
  Purchase of credit in PFRS
  
  
• 11.14
  Purchase of credit in PFRS after member is laid off then rehired
  
  
• 12.1
  Survivors' benefits.
  
  
• 12.2
  Pension, annuity or retirement allowance effective date; amount limitations; payment of unpaid benefits upon death of retirant
  
  
• 12.3
  Designation of beneficiary; payment of benefits
  
  
• 12.4
  Requirements for receipt of death benefits; minimum amount of benefit payable
  
  
• 13
  Police and Firemen's Retirement System trustees
  
  
• 13.1
  Deputy State Treasurer; sitting as member of board
  
  
• 14
  Management of funds
  
  
• 15
  Contributions, expenses of administration.
  
  
• 15a
  State liable for increased cost to government employers for veterans of operations Restore Hope, Joint Endeavor and Joint Guard
  
  
• 15.1
  Compulsory enrollment in retirement system; purchase of membership credit; contributions
  
  
• 15.2
  Periodic benefits payable under Workers' Compensation Law; salary deductions paid by employer; retirement benefits application
  
  
• 15.3
  Reemployment of retiree; cancellation of benefits; reenrollment.
  
  
• 15.4
  Accrued liability contribution of employer; payment
  
  
• 15.6
  Pension adjustment benefits; funding
  
  
• 15.7
  Liability for increased pension and adjustments
  
  
• 16
  Funds to be established.
  
  
• 16.1
  Loan to members, interest rates, repayment.
  
  
• 16.2
  Repayment of loans after retirement of member of PFRS.
  
  
• 16.9
  Definitions
  
  
• 16.10
  Authority of Director of the Division of Investment
  
  
• 16.11
  Eligibility for mortgage loans, conditions of repayment.
  
  
• 16.12
  Administration of mortgage loan program
  
  
• 16.13
  Mortgage loan standards, guidelines
  
  
• 16.14
  Loan recipients to occupy residence
  
  
• 16.15
  Availability of funds for mortgage loans
  
  
• 16.16
  Rules, regulations
  
  
• 17
  Exemption from taxes, garnishment, etc.; assignment of group insurance policy rights and benefits
  
  
• 17.1
  Deductions for group health insurance plan or state health benefits program
  
  
• 18
  False statements or records; punishment; correction of errors
  
  
• 19
  Other laws inapplicable
  
  
• 20
  Application of act
  
  
• 22
  Other laws not affected
  
  
• 23
  Violation of departmental regulations; convictions
  
  
• 24
  Partial invalidity
  
  
• 25
  Effective date of act
  
  
• 26
  Referendum; notice of adoption
  
  
• 27
  Duties of chief financial officer and of board of trustees as to referendum; fiscal statement
  
  
• 28
  Publication of fiscal statement; notice; hearing; resolution as to method of payment
  
  
• 29
  Election to become member; prior service certificate
  
  
• 30
  Costs for accrued liability on prior service certificates
  
  
• 31
  Certification of normal contribution and contribution for accrued liability for prior service credits
  
  
• 32
  Information transmitted to board
  
  
• 33
  County police departments; application for membership
  
  
• 34
  Fiscal statement; publication; hearing on application
  
  
• 35
  Election to become member; statement and certificate of prior service
  
  
• 36
  Liability of county on prior service certificates
  
  
• 37
  Contributions certified to county
  
  
• 38
  Chief financial officer of county; information to board of trustees
  
  
• 39
  First or second class counties--Police employees of county park commission; admission
  
  
• 40
  First or second class counties over 300,000; admission of park police as members; fiscal statement
  
  
• 41
  Publication of fiscal statement; hearing
  
  
• 42
  Election to become member; statement; prior service certificate
  
  
• 43
  Accrued liability for service credited on prior service certificates, costs for
  
  
• 44
  Certification to secretary of park commission of its contributions
  
  
• 45
  Information, secretary to transmit
  
  
• 46
  Transfer from State Employees' Retirement System to Police and Firemen's Retirement System in certain counties
  
  
• 47
  Adoption of act by county or municipality; notice to boards of trustees; certification of names of persons to be transferred
  
  
• 47.1
  Retirement system for fire fighters
  
  
• 48
  Procedure to effect transfer of membership; accumulated deductions; deductions thereafter
  
  
• 48.1
  Officers of county police department, county park police department, or county park commission; membership
  
  
• 48.2
  Transfer or retention of membership; waiver of rights and benefits; filing of forms; new officers; officers with pensions under other plans
  
  
• 48.3
  Remission of prior credits to police and firemen's retirement system by former funds; credits to employee and employer
  
  
• 48.4
  Transferred employees; deduction; contributions; rate; rights and benefits; credits
  
  
• 48.5
  Transferred employees; group life insurance benefits; qualifications
  
  
• 48.6
  Liability of employers; calculation; certification; contributions
  
  
• 48.7
  Transmittal of information by fiscal officers of each employer
  
  
• 48.8
  Police officers in municipalities establishing police departments; transfer of membership and contributions in retirement systems
  
  
• 48.9
  Police officers in municipalities establishing police departments; contributions, credits, rights and benefits
  
  
• 50
  Waiver of portion of benefits by written request
  
  
• 51
  Payment of reduced benefits until waiver withdrawn or revoked by subsequent request
  
  
• 52
  No refund or credit of waived moneys
  
  
• 53
  Purchase of group life insurance coverage by state treasurer to provide for death benefits
  
  
• 54
  Qualifications of life insurance companies
  
  
• 55
  Purchase by state treasurer of group insurance for death benefits
  
  
• 56
  Group insurance premium fund
  
  
• 57
  Transfer of reserves and moneys held by insurance carrier under group life insurance contracts
  
  
• 58
  Group policies; conversion privileges
  
  
• 59
  Payment of benefits under group policies
  
  
• 60
  Settlement arrangements
  
  
• 61
  Credits for savings by companies
  
  
• 62
  State firemen and police; membership
  
  
• 62.1
  Industrial trade instructors and identification officers; Essex County; transfer of membership; membership as requirement for employment
  
  
• 62.2
  Transfer to police and firemen's retirement system; employment requirement of new officer
  
  
• 62.3
  County approval; transfer procedure
  
  
• 63
  Transfer from or continuation in public employees' retirement system or county pension fund; membership of new employees
  
  
• 64
  Transfer of funds and credits from public employees' retirement system or county pension fund
  
  
• 65
  Deductions; contributions; credits
  
  
• 66
  Group life insurance benefits for employee over 55
  
  
• 67
  Liability of employer; computation; contributions
  
  
• 68
  Transmittal of information by employer to retirement system
  
  
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• Chapter 17

• 1
  Incorporation
  
  
• 2
  Incorporation certificate; filing; powers.
  
  
• 3
  Objects of association.
  
  
• 4
  Reorganization, reincorporation of associations existing prior to March 25, 1885
  
  
• 5
  Certificate of incorporation of certain associations
  
  
• 6
  Corrected certificates of incorporation or reincorporation
  
  
• 7
  Number of associations, limited; municipal consolidation
  
  
• 8
  Transfer of money, etc. to new associations
  
  
• 9
  Membership qualifications.
  
  
• 10
  Adoption of constitution, by-laws, rules
  
  
• 11
  Board of representatives
  
  
• 12
  Rotation of terms of members of board
  
  
• 13
  Officers, trustees, election
  
  
• 14
  Oath of officers
  
  
• 15
  Bond of treasurer, officers; custodian
  
  
• 16
  Failure to hold required elections at times specified; effect
  
  
• 17
  Quorum
  
  
• 18
  Simultaneous service prohibited.
  
  
• 19
  Annual election of chair, secretary
  
  
• 20
  Meetings
  
  
• 21
  Office of representative, filling vacancies
  
  
• 22
  Other officers, filling vacancies
  
  
• 23
  Secretary, treasurer; reports.
  
  
• 24
  Assistance applications
  
  
• 25
  Management of business, affairs
  
  
• 26
  Inquiry of applications; control of funds; violations
  
  
• 27
  Violations, proceedings
  
  
• 28
  Funds not to be used for banking purposes
  
  
• 29
  Convention of State Association; attendance, expenses
  
  
• 30
  Certain papers filed with secretary of state association; approval by executive committee
  
  
• 31
  Annual statements; filing, examination.
  
  
• 33
  Investment of funds.
  
  
• 34
  Unlawful investments; crime of fourth degree
  
  
• 35
  Use of funds
  
  
• 36
  Paid firemen participating in relief association organized by volunteers
  
  
• 37
  Local association, dissolution
  
  
• 38
  Power to alter, suspend or repeal charters of associations
  
  
• 39
  Associations unaffected
  
  
• 40
  "Local firemen's relief associations" defined
  
  
• 41
  State association continued; conduct of affairs; expenses
  
  
• 42
  Delegates, representatives of local firemen's relief associations.
  
  
• 43
  Delegates of exempt firemen's association.
  
  
• 44
  Annual convention; election of officers
  
  
• 45
  Executive committee powers; annual report
  
  
• 46
  Field examiner, examination of books
  
  
• 47
  Annual certificate, filing; share in relief fund
  
  
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• Chapter 18

• 1
  Incorporation; purpose
  
  
• 2
  Procedure
  
  
• 3
  Trustees; filling vacancy of trustee or officer; bond of trustee or officer
  
  
• 4
  Organization
  
  
• 5
  Payments; deposits; investments
  
  
• 6
  Reports
  
  
• 7
  Membership
  
  
• 8
  Perjury
  
  
• 9
  Application for membership
  
  
• 10
  Physical examination as prerequisite to membership
  
  
• 11
  Pension fund
  
  
• 12
  Pension exempt from legal process
  
  
• 13
  Refunding dues paid upon death within five years, resignation or dismissal
  
  
• 14
  Application for retirement
  
  
• 15
  Payment of pensions; retirement; death; incapacity
  
  
• 15.1
  Pensions to widows in certain cases
  
  
• 16
  Dishonesty to bar benefit hereunder
  
  
• 17
  Change in form of government not to affect corporation
  
  
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• Chapter 19

• 1
  Incorporation; purpose
  
  
• 2
  Procedure
  
  
• 3
  Board of trustees
  
  
• 4
  Organization; officers' compensation
  
  
• 5
  Bonds of trustees and officers
  
  
• 6
  Payments; deposits; investments
  
  
• 7
  Semiannual report
  
  
• 8
  Pension fund
  
  
• 9
  Payments from fund
  
  
• 10
  Membership; eligibility
  
  
• 11
  Perjury
  
  
• 12
  Application for membership; automatic membership
  
  
• 13
  Dishonesty a bar to benefit hereunder
  
  
• 14
  Payments to dependents
  
  
• 15
  Death of member after five years' service; payments
  
  
• 16
  Dependency condition to payment of certain pensions
  
  
• 17
  Pension exempt from legal process
  
  
• 18
  Provision in case method of city government changed
  
  
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• Chapter 21

• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 2
  Declaration of state public policy
  
  
• 3
  Benefits.
  
  
• 4
  Benefit eligibility conditions.
  
  
• 4.1
  Worker profiling system; notice to applicant of benefits, services available
  
  
• 4.2
  Notification of availability of earned income tax credit, recipients of unemployment compensation.
  
  
• 4.3
  Pre-notification of exhaustion of UI benefits.
  
  
• 5
  Disqualification for benefits.
  
  
• 5a
  Reduction by pension amount; rollover, certain; no reduction.
  
  
• 5.2
  Agreement with United States Secretary of Labor authorized
  
  
• 6
  Claim for benefits.
  
  
• 6.1
  Child support obligations; withholding from unemployment compensation payments; distribution
  
  
• 6.2
  Registration of authorized agent.
  
  
• 6.3
  Responsibilities of authorized agent to client.
  
  
• 6.4
  Postponement request.
  
  
• 6.5
  Representation provided by authorized agent.
  
  
• 6.6
  Production of evidence, witnesses at hearing.
  
  
• 6.7
  Violations committed by authorized agent.
  
  
• 6.8
  Definitions relative to C.43:21-6.2 et seq.
  
  
• 7
  Contributions.
  
  
• 7a
  Definitions
  
  
• 7b
  Contributions to Health Care Subsidy Fund.
  
  
• 7c
  Employer obligations
  
  
• 7d
  Failure to make report
  
  
• 7e
  Entitlement to refund or tax credit
  
  
• 7f
  Schedule of fines
  
  
• 7g
  Rules, regulations
  
  
• 7.2
  Nonprofit organizations
  
  
• 7.3
  Governmental entities
  
  
• 7.4
  Application of exemptions from taxation to contributions
  
  
• 7.5
  Contribution rate calculated upon benefit experience; increase if low balance in unemployment trust fund
  
  
• 7.6
  Inapplicability of expenditure limitations of Public School Education Act of 1975
  
  
• 7.7
  Reduced new employer contribution rate
  
  
• 8
  Period, election, and termination of employer's coverage
  
  
• 9
  Unemployment compensation fund
  
  
• 9.1
  Cancellation of record of checks not presented for payment within 6 years
  
  
• 10
  Unemployment compensation commission
  
  
• 11
  Administration.
  
  
• 11.1
  Administration; agricultural workers
  
  
• 11.2
  Notice posting; penalties for violation
  
  
• 11.3
  Returns for domestic service filed on calendar year basis; exceptions.
  
  
• 11.4
  Establishment of system of annual filings.
  
  
• 12
  Employment service
  
  
• 12.3
  Civil service, pension and other rights of employees not affected during period of service to Federal government
  
  
• 12.4
  Commission may arrange with federal agencies for jobs for veterans; expenses
  
  
• 12.4a
  Agreement with United States Secretary of Labor regarding payment of unemployment compensation to veterans
  
  
• 12.4b
  Actions taken by Division of Employment Security ratified
  
  
• 12.5
  Civil service employees of Employment Service Division remitted to state service; survey of personnel, duties and compensation
  
  
• 12.6
  Adjustments of compensation
  
  
• 12.7
  Administration by Civil Service Commission
  
  
• 12.8
  Reconversion unemployment benefits for seamen; arrangements with federal officials
  
  
• 13
  Unemployment compensation administration fund
  
  
• 14
  Periodic contribution reports.
  
  
• 14a
  ZIP Code reporting
  
  
• 14b
  Information to Transportation commissioner
  
  
• 14.1
  Refund of contributions; claim
  
  
• 14.2
  Termination of lien for contributions for certain years
  
  
• 14.3
  Unemployment compensation interest repayment fund; deposits, administration and disbursement; special assessment against employers; exceptions
  
  
• 15
  Waiver of rights void
  
  
• 16
  Unemployment compensation offenses and penalties.
  
  
• 17
  Representation in court or administrative proceeding
  
  
• 18
  Nonliability of state
  
  
• 19
  Definitions.
  
  
• 19.2
  Effective date and application of Act
  
  
• 19.3
  Provisions dealing with exclusion of certain agents retroactive
  
  
• 19.4
  Gratuities or tips; remuneration in lieu of
  
  
• 19.6
  South Jersey Port Commission considered employer
  
  
• 20.1
  Individuals employed part time; eligibility for benefits
  
  
• 20.2
  Effective date
  
  
• 21
  Reciprocal benefit arrangements
  
  
• 22
  Saving clause
  
  
• 23
  Separability of provisions
  
  
• 24.1
  Sale of surplus, obsolete or unsuitable property; disposition of proceeds
  
  
• 24.2
  Contracts for payments under federal Temporary Unemployment Compensation Act of 1958
  
  
• 24.3
  Benefit payments not chargeable to employers' accounts
  
  
• 24.4
  Agreements with United States
  
  
• 24.11
  Definitions.
  
  
• 24.12
  Effect of State law provisions relating to regular benefits on claims for, and the payment and charging of, extended benefits
  
  
• 24.13
  Eligibility requirements for extended benefits
  
  
• 24.14
  Weekly extended benefit rate
  
  
• 24.15
  Total extended benefit amount.
  
  
• 24.16
  Beginning and termination of extended benefit period
  
  
• 24.17
  Short title
  
  
• 24.18
  Cessation of extended benefits when paid under an interstate claim in a state where an extended benefit period is not in effect
  
  
• 24.19
  Ineligibility for benefits; failure to accept offer of, apply for or actively engage in seeking suitable work or dismissal for misconduct
  
  
• 24.20
  Inapplicability of C.43:21-24.19
  
  
• 24.21
  Definitions for purposes of Emergency Unemployment Benefits Program
  
  
• 24.22
  Provision of weekly emergency unemployment benefits
  
  
• 24.23
  Employer's account not charged; exceptions
  
  
• 24.24
  Conditions for payment
  
  
• 24.25
  Administrative actions to ensure proper payment of emergency unemployment benefits
  
  
• 24.26
  Definitions relative to Emergency Unemployment Benefits Program
  
  
• 24.27
  Emergency unemployment benefits
  
  
• 24.28
  Charging of employer's account for emergency unemployment benefits
  
  
• 24.29
  Payment of emergency unemployment benefits
  
  
• 24.30
  Administrative actions to ensure payment to eligible individuals
  
  
• 25
  Short title
  
  
• 26
  Purpose.
  
  
• 27
  Definitions.
  
  
• 28
  Coverage
  
  
• 29
  Compensable disability, individual, family.
  
  
• 30
  Nonduplication of benefits, exceptions, certain.
  
  
• 30.1
  Notice of unemployment compensation, conditions
  
  
• 31
  Certain individuals excepted
  
  
• 32
  Establishment of private plans
  
  
• 33
  Election by employees; deduction of contributions
  
  
• 34
  Existing plans
  
  
• 35
  Termination of private plans.
  
  
• 36
  Additional benefits
  
  
• 37
  Persons entitled to benefits
  
  
• 38
  Duration of benefits.
  
  
• 39
  Limitation of benefits.
  
  
• 39.1
  Compensation for family temporary disability leave; conditions.
  
  
• 39.2
  Duration of family temporary disability leave; continuous or intermittent; certification.
  
  
• 39.3
  Payment of benefits for period of family temporary disability leave, birth or adoption of child.
  
  
• 39.4
  Availability of annual reports, contents.
  
  
• 40
  Weekly and daily benefit amounts
  
  
• 41
  Entitlement for disability benefits.
  
  
• 42
  Payment of disability benefits; fund; deceased claimant; minors; representative appointed
  
  
• 45
  Administration
  
  
• 45.1
  Reciprocal agreements for certain temporary disability benefits.
  
  
• 46
  State disability benefits fund
  
  
• 47
  Withdrawal from federal treasury.
  
  
• 48
  Assessment of costs of administration
  
  
• 49
  Postings, notice and claim for disability benefits.
  
  
• 50
  Review
  
  
• 51
  Fees of attorney and medical witnesses
  
  
• 52
  Records and reports
  
  
• 53
  Rights in payments
  
  
• 54
  Financial responsibility under private plans
  
  
• 55
  Penalties.
  
  
• 55.1
  Liability for repayment of disability benefits overpayments.
  
  
• 56
  Severability
  
  
• 57
  Findings, declarations
  
  
• 58
  Definitions.
  
  
• 59
  Counseling, Employability Development Plan.
  
  
• 60
  Requirements for provision of additional benefits.
  
  
• 61
  Additional benefits provided during completion of remedial education, vocational training
  
  
• 62
  Notice of services, benefits available, applications
  
  
• 63
  Allocation of moneys for education, training
  
  
• 65
  Rules, regulations
  
  
• 67
  Short title
  
  
• 68
  Findings, declarations relative to small business
  
  
• 69
  Definitions relative to self-employment assistance
  
  
• 70
  Self-employment assistance allowance; conditions
  
  
• 71
  Rules, regulations
  
  
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• Chapter 22

• 1
  Public policy declared
  
  
• 2
  Definitions
  
  
• 3
  Agreement to extend Social Security Coverage.
  
  
• 4
  Contributions by State employees
  
  
• 5
  Plan for extending benefits; submission by each employer; approval; requirements; contributions
  
  
• 7
  Appropriation
  
  
• 8
  Rules and regulations
  
  
• 9
  Studies by State Agency; report to governor and legislature
  
  
• 10
  Partial invalidity
  
  
• 11
  Employees of authority, commission or other instrumentality created by compact
  
  
• 12
  Referendum on question of inclusion under agreement
  
  
• 13
  Transfer of member to public employees' retirement system
  
  
• 14
  Expenses of administration of state agency; employers' proportionate shares
  
  
• 15
  Grants-in-aid and other revenue from state utilized to pay employer's contributions; types of aid