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NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.32 - Widow of employee

43:13-22.32. Widow of employee  When a member of the retirement system is separated from service or is absent on leave for a period in excess of 1 year, and said separation or leave of absence is for a cause other than illness or other employment within the municipality covered by the retirement system, then and in such event the commission may remove such member from the membership rolls of the system, whereupon the said member shall be entitled to receive a refund of his contributions to the system in accordance with section 29 of this act. Whenever a member of the retirement system shall be on leave of absence or becomes separated from the municipal service for any reason other than retirement or entry into the armed forces and subsequently re-enters the service of the municipality within 5 years after such separation and shall submit to and pass the physical and mental examination required by the commission as provided under section 13(a) of this act, then all the rights and benefits hereunder enjoyed by such member prior to such separation shall be restored to him upon payment of any refunds given to him at the time of his separation from the service; provided, however, that such member shall not be entitled to receive credit for pension purposes for the time elapsing during such separation period; and provided, further, however, that such member or his dependents or beneficiaries shall not be entitled to receive any pension benefits during such separation period. Such repayment of refunds may be made either (1) in one sum or (2) the total amount together with 3% interest on said total amount by regular payroll deductions over a period of not more than 10 years, but in no event to extend beyond the date upon which such employee attains the age of 60 years, such installments to be deducted in addition to the other deductions made from his salary for the retirement system. The municipality shall not be required to make a matching contribution for such repayment. L.1954, c. 218, p. 828, s. 30. Amended by L.1968, c. 453, s. 7, eff. Feb. 21, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.33 - Transfer of membership from existing funds

43:13-22.33. Transfer of membership from existing funds  Upon the adoption of this act, the transfer of membership from any of the existing funds organized under the provisions of article 2, chapter 13, Title 43 of the Revised Statutes; and of chapter 18, Title 43 of the Revised Statutes; and of chapter 19, Title 43 of the Revised Statutes to the retirement system created hereby shall result in a contractual relationship with the city, and or the benefits provided for under the aforesaid statutes shall not be diminished or impaired; provided, however, that nothing in this section contained shall affect the rates of contributions and the provisions governing refund of contribution hereinbefore set forth for members and pensioners of the retirement system created hereby, including those members of the aforesaid pension funds who are transferred to the retirement system created hereby. L.1954, c. 218, p. 829, s. 31.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.34 - Annual reports; exemptions; assignments

43:13-22.34. Annual reports; exemptions; assignments  The commission shall report annually the condition of the retirement system and the manner in which its funds are invested. The report shall be filed with the governing body of the municipality for the use of the employees and the public. All systems created by this act and all pensions, refunds and contributions granted under this act shall be exempt from any State, county or municipal tax, levy and sale, garnishment, sequestration or attachment, or any other process, legal or equitable or both, and shall not be assignable, except for the purpose and to the extent necessary to authorize, with the member's or pensioner's consent, deduction of premiums for group hospitalization and medical-surgical insurance. L.1954, c. 218, p. 829, s. 32. Amended by L.1957, c. 189, p. 688, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.35 - Fraud; errors

43:13-22.35. Fraud; errors  Any person who shall knowingly make any false statements or shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of the retirement system in any attempt to defraud such system, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable therefor under the laws of the State of New Jersey. Should any change of the record or any mistake in the records result in any member or beneficiary receiving from the retirement system more or less than he or she would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, then, upon the discovery of any such error, the commission shall correct such error and, so far as possible, shall adjust the payments which may be made to or by such person in such a manner that the equivalent of the benefit to which he or she was correctly entitled shall be made. L.1954, c. 218, p. 830, s. 33.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.36 - Yearly payments by city of $100,000 raised by taxation

43:13-22.36. Yearly payments by city of $100,000 raised by taxation  To provide for the solvency of the retirement system in addition to and separate and distinct from any obligation heretofore placed upon the city by any provision of this act the city shall raise by taxation and pay into the retirement system yearly the sum of $100,000.00 for a period of 20 years, said period to commence immediately upon the adoption of this act. L.1954, c. 218, p. 830, s. 34.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.37 - New members; retirement for age and service

43:13-22.37. New members; retirement for age and service  Any person who, after the enactment of this act, becomes a permanent employee of the city and becomes a member of this retirement system and shall have served in the employ of the city in the aggregate for a period of at least 25 years, and who shall have attained the age of 70 years, shall be retired on a pension equal to one-half of the salary he is receiving at the time of his retirement, and for each year of service beyond 30 years and up to 40 years, the retiring employee shall for each additional year of service receive an additional pension of 2 1/2 % of the salary received by him at the time of his retirement; provided, however, that no pension shall exceed three-quarters of the annual salary received by the said employee, nor shall any pension exceed the sum of $12,000.00 per annum. L.1954, c. 218, p. 830, s. 35. Amended by L.1966, c. 252, s. 5, eff. Aug. 25, 1966; L.1975, c. 108, s. 6, eff. June 3, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.38 - Affiliation with similar organizations

43:13-22.38. Affiliation with similar organizations  The commission shall be empowered to affiliate with similar State and national organizations. L.1954, c. 218, p. 831, s. 36.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.39 - Partial invalidity

43:13-22.39. Partial invalidity  If for any reason any section or part of any section or any provisions of this act shall be questioned in any court, and shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not be held to affect any other section or part of any section or provisions of this act. L.1954, c. 218, p. 831, s. 37.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.40 - Affidavits as to status

43:13-22.40. Affidavits as to status  The commission may require all pensioners and beneficiaries annually and at such other times as it may be deemed necessary to file an affidavit or affidavits as to their status as pensioners or beneficiaries. L.1954, c. 218, p. 831, s. 38.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.41 - Laws not affected by this act

43:13-22.41. Laws not affected by this act  Nothing in this act shall affect, modify or repeal any of the provisions of chapter 119 of the laws of 1941 or of chapter 250 of the laws of 1948. L.1954, c. 218, p. 831, s. 39.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.42 - Definitions

43:13-22.42. Definitions  As used in this act "retirant" means any former employee included in the membership of the retirement system established under the act to which this act is a supplement, who has retired from such employment, and as a result of such employment, is receiving a pension from the retirement system. "Calendar year" means the 12-month period beginning January 1 and ending December 31. "Retirement year" is the calendar year 1967 for all retirants who retired before the calendar year 1968; for all retirants who retired after 1967, "retirement year" is the actual calendar year of retirement. "Index" shall mean the annual average over a calendar year of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, All Items Series A, of the United States Department of Labor (1957-1959=100). Should the reference base of said index be changed, the index used to determine the Consumer Price Index as defined herein will be the index converted to the new base by standard statistical methods. "Retirement year index" shall be the index of the calendar year 1967 for all retirants who retired prior to January 1, 1968 and the index for the calendar year of retirement for all retirants who retired thereafter. L.1971, c. 277, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.43 - Increase in pension

43:13-22.43. Increase in pension  The monthly pension originally granted to any retirant shall be increased in accordance with the provisions of this act. Pension increases shall not be paid to retirants who are not receiving their regular, full, monthly pensions. The increase granted under the provisions of this act shall be effective only on the first day of a month, shall be paid in monthly installments, and shall not be decreased, increased, revoked or repealed except as otherwise provided in this act. No increase shall be due to a retirant or his beneficiary unless it constitutes a payment for an entire month. L.1971, c. 277, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.44 - Ratio of increase

43:13-22.44. Ratio of increase  The "ratio of increase" which shall apply to the pension originally granted to a retirant shall be calculated in accordance with the following percentages as determined by the calendar year in which the retirement became effective.  Year of Ratio of Retirement Increase 1915 219% 1916 198% 1917 153% 1918 116% 1919 88% 1920 62% 1921 82% 1922 94% 1923 90% 1924 90% 1925 85% 1926 84% 1927 87% 1928 89% 1929 89% 1930 94% 1931 113% 1932 138% 1933 151% 1934 143% 1935 137% 1936 134% 1937 126% 1938 130% 1939 134% 1940 132% 1941 120% 1942 99% 1943 88% 1944 85% 1945 80% 1946 66% 1947 45% 1948 35% 1949 36% 1950 35% 1951 25% 1952 22% 1953 21% 1954 21% L.1971, c. 277, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.45 - Payment of cost of increase by employer; appropriation of amounts certified; necessity

43:13-22.45. Payment of cost of increase by employer; appropriation of amounts certified; necessity  The employer shall bear the cost of the increase in the pensions payable to retirants who retired from the employ of such employer. The employer shall appropriate the amount in the fiscal year next following, taking into account payments made to retirants of such employer and prospective payments to be made to such retirants in the following year. The increase in pensions provided for under this act shall commence provided, that there is appropriated the amount certified by the Director of the Division of Pensions of the State Department of the Treasury to the Director of the State Division of Budget and Accounting as set forth in the Pension Increase Act (P.L.1969, c. 169). The increase in pensions shall continue to be paid as long as there shall be appropriated the amounts so certified. In the event that the necessary funds are not so appropriated, the increase in pensions shall cease; no further payments shall be made by the employer; a refund shall be made by the retirement system to the employer of any balance unexpended on its account. L.1971, c. 277, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.46 - Waiver; withdrawal

43:13-22.46. Waiver; withdrawal  Any person who is eligible to receive the increased pension under the provisions of this act may, at any time, waive his right thereto by filing a written notice of waiver with the secretary of the retirement system. The application for the waiver of all or part of the increase shall be made by the retirant at least 30 days prior to the desired effective date on a form satisfactory to the retirement system and shall be effective on the first day of the following month. Such waiver may be withdrawn at any time and upon such withdrawal the increase in the pension shall commence with the pension payment for the next following month. L.1971, c. 277, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.47 - Annual adjustment in pensions pursuant to percentum of change in index

43:13-22.47. Annual adjustment in pensions pursuant to percentum of change in index  On or before October 1, 1969 and by the same date in each subsequent year, the Director of the Division of Pensions of the State Department of the Treasury shall review the index and determine the percentum of change in the index from the retirement year index pursuant to the provisions of the Pension Increase Act. The percentage of adjustment in the pensions shall be 1/2 of the percentum of change. The director shall include amounts sufficient to adjust the retirement allowances or pensions payable to all eligible retirants by 1/2 of the percentum of change in the index as such retirement allowances or pensions may have been originally granted, or increased for certain retirants in accordance with the provisions of the Pension Increase Act (P.L.1969, c. 169). The director shall notify the secretary of the retirement system of the percentage of adjustment for the applicable year. In no instance shall the amount of the pension originally granted and payable to any retirant be reduced as a result of this adjustment. For purposes of this section a "retirant" shall include all retirants except those whose pension commenced within the 3 calendar years prior to the first of the month in which the adjustment is to become effective in any year. L.1971, c. 277, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.48 - Blanket increase in original or minimum pensions; adjustment of payments under this act

43:13-22.48. Blanket increase in original or minimum pensions; adjustment of payments under this act  If legislation is adopted providing for a blanket increase in the original pensions or for minimum pensions to any group of retirants eligible for benefits under this act, all increases provided under this supplementary act shall be terminated on the first of the month when such blanket increases or minimum pensions are payable, except in those instances where the retirant's original pension plus the increases provided under this act will exceed the amounts payable to such retirants as a result of such other legislation; in such event the amount payable under this act shall be the difference between the new pension payable by the retirement system and the amount which would otherwise have been paid under this act. Any subsequent annual review of amounts payable under this act for such retirants shall continue to be determined on the basis of the original pension as granted by the retirement system prior to any blanket increase or provision for minimum pension for any group of retirants eligible for benefits under this act. L.1971, c. 277, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.49 - Director of division of pensions; rules and regulations; reports

43:13-22.49. Director of division of pensions; rules and regulations; reports  The Director of the Division of Pensions of the State Department of the Treasury shall promulgate such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Pension Increase Act (P.L.1969, c. 169) and this act, as he shall deem necessary for the effective operation of the program. He shall include a report of the operation of the Pension Increase Act (P.L.1969, c. 169) and this act in his annual report submitted to the Governor and the Legislature regarding all of the operations of the Division of Pensions. The secretary of the retirement system shall furnish such information as the director may request for this purpose. L.1971, c. 277, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.49a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.49a - Elected officials; special retirement benefits; ordinance

43:13-22.49a. Elected officials; special retirement benefits; ordinance  Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1954, c. 218 (C. 43:13-22.3 et seq.) or any other law, the governing body of a city, as defined by P.L.1954, c. 218 (C. 43:13-22.3 et seq.), may adopt an ordinance which makes elected officials of such city eligible for the special retirement benefits provided by this act. Upon the adoption of such an ordinance, all elected officials of the city shall become members of the retirement system of the city. L.1981, c. 565, s. 1, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.49b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.49b - Separate account for each elected official; credits; contributions

43:13-22.49b. Separate account for each elected official; credits; contributions  A separate account shall be established in the pension fund created pursuant to section 27 of P.L.1954, c. 218 (C. 43:13-22.29) for each elected official of the city, and all contributions based on service as an elected official of the city shall be credited to this account, as distinguished from any other account that the elected official may have as a result of other public service covered by the retirement system. The elected official shall contribute at a rate equal to 5% of his official salary, which contribution shall be deducted from his salary at the time or times it is paid, and which shall be exclusive of any other contribution required of the member for Social Security, contributory death benefits or deductions for any other purpose. An elected official of the city who is enrolled on the basis of other public service before, during, or after his service as such an elected official shall contribute for such other service at the rate of contribution required of other members of the system. L.1981, c. 565, s. 2, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.49c (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.49c - Credit for prior service; purchase

43:13-22.49c. Credit for prior service; purchase  Notwithstanding any other law regarding the purchase of service credit, an elected official of the city may purchase credit for all previous service as such an elected official by paying into the pension fund 5% of the salaries he received in such prior periods, in which event he shall agree to make such purchase within 1 year after the effective date of this supplementary act or during the first year of service as an elected official in the city. If the request for the purchase is received beyond the 1-year period, interest shall be added to the amount of the arrearage obligation at an interest rate to be determined by the pension commission after consultation with the actuary. The purchase of service credit may be by lump sum or in regular installments over a maximum period of 10 years. In the case of any elected official of the city coming under the provisions of this section, full pension credit for the period of service for which arrears are being paid by the member shall be given upon the payment of at least one-half of the total arrearage obligation and the completion of 1 year of service as an elected official of the city and the making of such arrears payments, except that in the case of retirement pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1954, c. 218 (C. 43:13-22.19) and section 6 of P.L.1972, c. 122 (C. 43:13-22.19a) and to this supplementary act, the total membership credit for such service shall be in direct proportion as the amount paid bears to the total amount of the arrearage obligation of the member. No member shall receive credit for any service as an elected official of the city for which he has not contributed as required by this section. L.1981, c. 565, s. 3, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-22.49d (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-22.49d - Member of PERS; remittance and adjustment of accumulated deductions and employer's obligation to retirement system of city

43:13-22.49d. Member of PERS; remittance and adjustment of accumulated deductions and employer's obligation to retirement system of city  In the case of an elected official who is a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System pursuant to section 75 of P.L.1954, c. 84 (C. 43:15A-75), all accumulated deductions standing to the credit of such an official shall be remitted to the retirement system of the city within 120 days following the receipt of the ordinance as prescribed in section 10 of this supplementary act. Such deductions shall be adjusted for all years prior to the adoption of the ordinance to determine either an overpayment or shortage in the separate account on the basis of the percentage of salary provided for in section 3 of this supplementary act. Overpayments shall be refunded, and shortages shall be established as arrearage obligations to be satisfied in the same manner as any other arrearage obligation established pursuant to section 3. Within 180 days following the receipt of the ordinance, the pro rata part of the reserve fund constituting the employer's obligations under P.L.1954, c. 84 (C. 43:15A-1 et seq.) applicable to the elected official's account shall be remitted to the retirement system of the city. Interest at the rate of 6% per annum shall be added to the employer's obligation if such moneys are not remitted within the periods prescribed by this section. L.1981, c. 565, s. 4, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.