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NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-46.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-46.2 - Payment of normal contribution for increased benefits for active members under C.43:15A-45 and C.43:15A-46.

43:15A-46.2 Payment of normal contribution for increased benefits for active members under C.43:15A-45 and C.43:15A-46.  13. The normal contribution for the increased benefits for active members under sections 45 and 46 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-45 and 43:15A-46) as amended by sections 9 and 11 of P.L.2001, c.353 shall be paid from the benefit enhancement fund established pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-22). If there are excess valuation assets after reductions in normal contributions and member contributions, the amount of excess valuation assets credited to the benefit enhancement fund shall include the present value of the expected additional normal contributions attributable to the provisions of sections 45 and 46 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-45 and 43:15A-46) as amended by sections 9 and 11 of P.L.2001, c.353 payable on behalf of the active members over the expected working lives of the active members in accordance with the tables of actuarial assumptions for the valuation period. No additional excess valuation assets shall be credited to the benefit enhancement fund after the maximum amount is attained. Interest shall be credited to the benefit enhancement fund as provided under section 33 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-33). If assets in the benefit enhancement fund are insufficient to pay the normal contribution for the increased benefits for a valuation period, the State shall pay the amount of normal contribution for the increased benefits not covered by assets from the benefit enhancement fund. L.2001,c.353,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-47 - Retirement based on age.

43:15A-47 Retirement based on age.  47. a. A person who was a member before the effective date of P.L.2008, c.89 and has attained 60 years of age may retire on a service retirement allowance by filing with the retirement system a written application, duly attested, stating at which time subsequent to the execution and filing thereof the member desires to be retired. The board of trustees shall retire him at the time specified or at such other time within one month after the date so specified as the board finds advisable. b. A person who becomes a member on or after the effective date of P.L.2008, c.89 and has attained 62 years of age may retire on a service retirement allowance by filing with the retirement system a written application, duly attested, stating at which time subsequent to the execution and filing thereof the member desires to be retired. The board of trustees shall retire the member at the time specified or at such other time within one month after the date so specified as the board finds advisable. c. A person who becomes a member on or after the effective date of P.L.2011, c.78 and has attained 65 years of age may retire on a service retirement allowance by filing with the retirement system a written application, duly attested, stating at which time subsequent to the execution and filing thereof the member desires to be retired. The board of trustees shall retire the member at the time specified or at such other time within one month after the date so specified as the board finds advisable. L.1954, c.84, s.47; amended 1971, c.213, s.21; 1999, c.380, s.16; 2008, c.89, s.24; 2011, c.78, s.38.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-47.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-47.3 - Volunteer services by certain retirees under PERS permitted.

43:15A-47.3 Volunteer services by certain retirees under PERS permitted.  1. The retirement of a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System, established pursuant to P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-1 et seq.), who (1) on the date of retirement has attained the service retirement age applicable to that member and is a volunteer firefighter or first aid worker, rescue squad worker, or emergency medical technician serving as a volunteer in the same jurisdiction; and (2) remains a volunteer firefighter or first aid worker, rescue squad worker, or emergency medical technician serving as a volunteerafter the date of retirement as long as the employee's job duties were substantially different or, if the employee's job duties were similar, the employee has a break in service of at least 30 days after retirement, shall be a bona fide severance from employment, notwithstanding that the retired employee maintains the relationship of a volunteer firefighter or first aid worker, rescue squad worker, or emergency medical technician serving as a volunteer with the same employer from whose employment the member retired. This act shall be effective if the qualified status of the retirement system under federal law can be maintained upon its application, and such modifications to the system as may be available shall be made to allow for its application. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the provisions of this section shall not be construed to permit a paid firefighter employed by a part-paid fire department to serve as a volunteer with the department from which the paid firefighter retired.  L.2018, c.96, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-48 - Retirement allowance for service.

43:15A-48 Retirement allowance for service.  48. A member, upon retirement for service, shall receive a retirement allowance consisting of: a. An annuity which shall be the actuarial equivalent of his accumulated deductions together with regular interest; and b. A pension in the amount which, when added to the member's annuity, will provide a total retirement allowance of 1/64 of final compensation for each year of service credited as Class A service and 1/55 of final compensation for each year of service credited as Class B service, or for a person who becomes a member of the retirement system on or after the effective date of P.L.2010, c.1 1/60 of final compensation for each year of service credited as Class B service. c. Upon the receipt of proper proofs of the death of a member who has retired on a service retirement allowance, there shall be paid to the member's beneficiary, an amount equal to 3/16 of the compensation upon which contributions by the member to the annuity savings fund were based in the last year of creditable service. L.1954, c.84, s.48; amended 1955, c.261, s.14; 1971, c.213, s.22; 2001, c.133, s.13; 2010, c.1, s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-49 - Accidental death benefit.

43:15A-49 Accidental death benefit.  49. a. Upon the death of a member in active service as a result of: (1) an accident met in the actual performance of duty at some definite time and place, or (2) service in the reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard in a federal active duty status, and not as the result of his willful negligence, an accidental death benefit shall be payable, if a report of the accident is filed in the office of the retirement system within 60 days next following the accident, but the board of trustees may waive such time limit, for a reasonable period, if in the judgment of the board the circumstances warrant such action.  No such application shall be valid or acted upon unless it is filed in the office of the retirement system within five years of the date of such death.  b. Upon the receipt of proper proofs of the death of a member on account of which an accidental death benefit is payable, there shall be paid to his widow or widower a pension of 50% of the compensation, upon which contributions by the member to the annuity savings fund were based in the last year of creditable service, for the use of herself or himself and the children of the deceased member, to continue during her or his widowhood; if there is no surviving widow or widower or in case the widow or widower dies or remarries, 20% of such compensation will be payable to one surviving child, 35% of such compensation to two surviving children in equal shares and if there be three or more children, 50% of such compensation will be payable to such children in equal shares. If there is no surviving widow, widower or child, 25% of the compensation upon which contributions by the member to the annuity savings fund were based in the last year of creditable service, will be payable to one surviving parent or 40% of such compensation will be payable to two surviving parents in equal shares. In the event of accidental death occurring in the first year of creditable service, the benefits payable pursuant to this subsection shall be computed at the annual rate of compensation.  c. If there is no surviving widow, widower, child or parent, there shall be paid to any other beneficiary of the deceased member his accumulated deductions at the time of death.  d. In no case shall the death benefit provided in subsection b. be less than that provided under subsection c.  e. In addition to the foregoing benefits payable under subsection b. or c., there shall also be paid in one sum to such member's beneficiary an amount equal to one and one-half times the compensation upon which contributions by the member to the annuity savings fund were based in the last year of creditable service.  L.1954, c.84, s.49; amended 1955, c.261, s.15; 1966, c.217, s.9; 1971, c.213, s.23; 1977, c.376, s.2; 1987, c.1, s.2; 2009, c.23, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-49.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-49.1 - "Law enforcement officer."

43:15A-49.1 "Law enforcement officer."  4. As used in this section, "law enforcement officer" includes, but shall not be limited to, sheriff's officers and corrections officers. For purposes of paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 49 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-49), a member who is a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical responder and whose death is attributable to COVID-19, complications therefrom, or the aggravation or acceleration of a preexisting condition caused thereby shall be deemed to have occurred as the result of an accident met in the actual performance of duty at some definite time and place if: the law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical responder contracted COVID-19 and the member's death occurs after receiving a positive test result for SARS-CoV-2 during the public health emergency in the State declared by the Governor in Executive Order No. 103 of 2020 and as extended; the law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical responder dies as a result of COVID-19; and the law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical responder's regular or assigned duties required the law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical responder to interact, and the law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical responder so interacted, with the public or to directly supervise other personnel so interacting with the public on any date during the public health emergency in the State declared by the Governor in Executive Order No. 103 of 2020 and as extended and within 14 calendar days prior to the appearance of symptoms consistent with COVID-19 that shall have been confirmed in writing by a licensed health care provider on a form approved by the board of trustees and also confirmed by a positive test result for SARS-CoV-2. The filing of an accident report with the Public Employees' Retirement System shall not be required for an accidental death benefit allowed pursuant to this section. If a member dies during the public health emergency in the State declared by the Governor in Executive Order No. 103 of 2020 and as extended and the benefit has been approved pursuant to a provision other than this section or section 49 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-49) prior to the effective date of this act, P.L.2020, c.54, a beneficiary may apply for a benefit pursuant to this section and, if approved, the prior approval shall be rescinded and the benefit pursuant to approval under this section shall be made retroactive to the date of the rescinded initial approval. This section shall not apply to any member who has retired and subsequently returned to employment pursuant to Executive Order No. 115 of 2020 or any other executive order similarly permitting a retired member to return to employment without reenrollment to assist during the public health emergency and state of emergency. L.2020, c.54, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-50a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-50a - Public employee's election of lifetime pension

43:15A-50a. Public employee's election of lifetime pension  Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L. 1954, c. 84 (C. 43:15A-1 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, whenever a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System elects a retirement benefit which is payable for the life of the member only and terminating at his death, without refund of any kind to the spouse, the member shall be required, before electing that benefit, to sign a form stating that the member has elected that benefit, that the member understands that it is payable during the member's lifetime only and that no benefits will be payable to the member's spouse after death. The Division of Pensions, Department of the Treasury, shall notify the member's spouse if the member identifies the spouse on the form. Notification shall be by certified mail to the spouse's address as provided on the form by the member. If the member has not provided an address for the spouse on the form, the Division of Pensions, Department of the Treasury, shall send the notice, by certified mail, to the spouse at the member's address. The notice shall advise the spouse that the retirement benefit chosen by the member is payable during the member's lifetime only and that no benefits, other than any applicable life insurance benefits, shall be payable to the beneficiary after the member's death.  L. 1985, c. 382, s. 1, eff. May 1, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-50.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-50.1 - Member over 70 with 50 years of service; death prior to approval of application for retirement; retirement allowance

43:15A-50.1. Member over 70 with 50 years of service; death prior to approval of application for retirement; retirement allowance  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 50 of P.L.1954, c. 84 (C. 43:15A-50) or any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a member with at least 50 years of service, who is over 70 years of age and who dies subsequent to filing and receipt by the retirement system of his application for retirement, but prior to approval by the board and prior to the 30 days required to establish eligibility for a retirement allowance pursuant to section 50 of P.L.1954, c. 84 (C. 43:15A-50), shall be deemed to be retired, and the retirement allowance shall be effective as of the date of death. The retirement allowance shall be payable in accordance with the option elected by the member in the retirement application or, if no election has been made, the board shall make the election. L.1984, c. 197, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-50.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-50.2 - Applicability of C.43:15A-50

43:15A-50.2. Applicability of C.43:15A-50  4. Section 50 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-50) as amended by section 2 of P.L.1995, c.221 shall apply to a filing for retirement received by the retirement system on or after January 1, 1992, except it shall not apply in a situation in which benefits were paid prior to the effective date of P.L.1995, c.221 to any beneficiary other than or in addition to the beneficiary who would be eligible for benefits under section 50 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-50) as amended by section 2 of P.L.1995, c.221. Benefits payable under section 50 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-50) as amended by section 2 of P.L.1995, c.221 on a filing for retirement received by the retirement system prior to the effective date of P.L.1995, c.221 shall be adjusted, if necessary, to account for an insurance benefit or return of contributions paid on behalf of the member prior to the effective date of P.L.1995, c.221, and the amount of a retirement allowance or insurance benefit payable may be reduced, so that the total amount of benefit paid on behalf of the member shall not exceed the value of the benefit to which the member or beneficiary would have been entitled if P.L.1995, c.221 had been in effect on the date of the filing for retirement. L.1995,c.221,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-51 - Monthly payments

43:15A-51. Monthly payments  51. A pension, an annuity or a retirement allowance granted under the provisions of this act shall be effective only on the first day of a month, shall be paid in equal monthly installments, and shall not be decreased, increased, revoked or repealed, except as otherwise provided in this act; provided, however, that at the time any benefit becomes payable any unpaid balance of a loan or arrearage outstanding shall be deducted from any benefit otherwise payable.  Upon the death of a retirant, any unpaid benefits due him shall be paid in one lump sum to such person, if living, as he shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the board of trustees, otherwise to the executor or administrator of the retirant's estate. No pension, annuity or retirement allowance shall be due to a retirant or beneficiary unless it constitutes a payment for an entire month; provided, however, that a pension, annuity or retirement allowance shall be payable for the entire month in which the retirant or beneficiary dies.  L.1954,c.84,s.51; amended 1966,c.67,s.8; 1993,c.335,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-53 - Benefits under chapter exempt from taxation and process; exception; assignment of group insurance policy rights and benefits

43:15A-53. Benefits under chapter exempt from taxation and process; exception; assignment of group insurance policy rights and benefits  The right of a person to a pension, an annuity, or a retirement allowance, to the return of contributions, any benefit or right accrued or accruing to a person under the provisions of this act and the moneys in the various funds created under this act, shall be exempt from any State or municipal tax and from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment or any other process arising out of any State or Federal court and, except as in this section and in this act otherwise provided, shall be unassignable. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any person insured under a group insurance policy, pursuant to an arrangement among the insured, the group policyholder and the insurer, from making to any person other than his employer, a gift assignment of the rights and benefits conferred on him by any provision of such policy or by law including specifically but not by way of limitation the right to exercise the conversion privilege and the right to name a beneficiary. Any such assignment, whether made before or after the effective date of this act, shall entitle the insurer to deal with the assignee as the owner of all rights and benefits conferred on the insured under the policy in accordance with the terms of the assignment. L.1954, c. 84, p. 508, s. 53. Amended by L.1969, c. 98, s. 2, eff. June 26, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-54 - Correction of errors; approval of application for prior service credit or credit for all previous service

43:15A-54. Correction of errors; approval of application for prior service credit or credit for all previous service  If any change or error results in an employee or beneficiary receiving from the retirement system more or less than he would have been entitled to receive, then on discovery of the error, the retirement system shall correct it and, so far as practicable, adjust the payments in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which he was correctly entitled shall be paid. The application of any member for prior service credit or credit for all previous service shall be approved if the employer, for whom the service was rendered stipulates, in writing, to the retirement system that the information necessary for the award of such credit was not presented to the employee and agrees to make the necessary additional contribution to the contingent reserve fund and the employee makes the required contributions, if any. L.1954, c. 84, p. 508, s. 54. Amended by L.1971, c. 213, s. 25, eff. June 17, 1971; L.1974, c. 104, s. 1, eff. Sept. 19, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-55 - Fraud against system a misdemeanor

43:15A-55. Fraud against system a misdemeanor  A person who knowingly makes a false statement, or falsifies or permits to be falsified any record of this retirement system, in an attempt to defraud the system as a result of such act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. L.1954, c. 84, p. 508, s. 55.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-56 - Ineligibility of veterans for certain retirement benefits

43:15A-56. Ineligibility of veterans for certain retirement benefits  No public employee veteran eligible for membership in the Public Employees' Retirement System shall be eligible for, or receive, retirement benefits under R.S. 43:4-1, 43:4-2 and 43:4-3. L.1954, c. 84, p. 508, s. 56. Amended by L.1954, c. 244, p. 898, s. 10; L.1971, c. 213, s. 26, eff. June 17, 1971.