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NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-80 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-80 - Information required

43:15A-80. Information required  The chief fiscal officer of the county or municipality or the secretary of the board of education of the school district shall submit to the Public Employees' Retirement System such information and shall cause to be performed in respect to each of the employees of the county, municipality or school district such duties as would be performed in the State service by the head of a department of the State employing members of the retirement system. L.1954, c. 84, p. 524, s. 80. Amended by L.1966, c. 71, s. 8; L.1966, c. 217, s. 23, eff. Aug. 1, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-81 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-81 - Rates of contributions; budget requirements; payments to State Treasurer

43:15A-81. Rates of contributions; budget requirements; payments to State Treasurer  81. The Public Employees' Retirement System shall certify to each employer the rates of contributions payable by members who are county, municipal or school district employees. The system shall further certify, no later than December 31 each year, the contributions, including the accrued liability contribution similar to the State accrued liability contribution, payable by the county, municipality or school district to the contingent reserve fund on behalf of these members, and a pro rata share of the cost of the administration of the retirement system, based upon the payroll of the members who are employees of the county, municipality or school district. The initial actuarial expense incident to the determination of the accrued liability contribution, payable by the county, municipality or school district, shall be paid by the county, municipality or school district. The amount certified by the system as payable by the county, municipality or school district to the contingent reserve fund shall be included in the next budget subsequent to the certification by the system and levied and collected as any other taxes are levied and collected. The treasurer or corresponding officer of any county, municipality or school district shall pay to the State Treasurer no later than April 1 of the State's fiscal year in which payment is due the amount of the county, municipal or school district charges so certified. If payment of the full amount of such obligation is not made within 30 days after April 1, interest at the rate of 10% per annum shall commence to run against the unpaid balance thereof on the first day after such thirtieth day. The treasurer or corresponding officer shall also pay to the State Treasurer the amount of deductions from the compensation of the members who are employees of the county, municipality or school district. The State Treasurer shall credit these amounts to the appropriate fund or account.  L.1954,c.84,s.81; amended 1964,c.229,s.5; 1966,c.71,s.9; 1966,c.217,s.24; 1971,c.213,s.34; 1992,c.41,s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-82 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-82 - Benefits

43:15A-82. Benefits  Public employees of the counties or municipalities on behalf of whom contributions are so paid, shall be entitled to benefits under the Public Employees' Retirement System as though they were State employees. L.1954, c. 84, p. 525, s. 82.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-83 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-83 - Other pension laws not affected

43:15A-83. Other pension laws not affected  Nothing contained in this act shall affect any policeman, fireman or county or municipal employee contributing to any pension fund operating under any other law. L.1954, c. 84, p. 525, s. 83.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-84 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-84 - Short title

43:15A-84. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Public Employees' Retirement System Act." L.1954, c. 84, p. 525, s. 84. Amended by L.1971, c. 213, s. 35, eff. June 17, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-85 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-85 - Effect of invalidity

43:15A-85. Effect of invalidity  If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this act and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. L.1954, c. 84, p. 525, s. 85.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-86 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-86 - Effective dates

43:15A-86. Effective dates  This section and sections 1, 2 and 3 of this act shall take effect immediately. Sections 4 and 5 of this act shall take effect December 31, 1954. All other sections of this act shall take effect January 2, 1955. L.1954, c. 84, p. 525, s. 86. Amended by L.1954, c. 244, p. 903, s. 18.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-88 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-88 - Authorization to purchase group life insurance

43:15A-88. Authorization to purchase group life insurance  The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and permitted to purchase from one or more life insurance companies, as determined by him, a policy or policies of group life insurance to provide for the benefits specified in sections 38, 41, 45, 46, 48 and 49 of chapter 84 of the laws of 1954. The Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System is hereby authorized and permitted to purchase from one or more life insurance companies, as determined by it, a policy or policies of group life insurance to provide for the benefits specified in section 57 of chapter 84 of the laws of 1954. Such group life insurance coverage may be provide under one or more policies issued to the State Treasurer specifically for this purpose, or in the discretion of the State Treasurer, under one or more policies issued to the State Treasurer which provide group life insurance coverage for members of one or more other retirement systems of the State of New Jersey. Whenever such policy or policies of group insurance shall be in effect, the benefits payable thereunder shall be in lieu of the above mentioned death benefits provided by said sections. L.1955, c. 214, p. 830, s. 1. Amended by L.1960, c. 79, p. 554, s. 2; L.1971, c. 213, s. 36, eff. June 17, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-89 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-89 - Requirements of insurance company

43:15A-89. Requirements of insurance company  Any life insurance company must meet the following requirements in order to qualify under section 1 of this act; (a) be licensed under the laws of the State of New Jersey to transact life and accidental death insurance, and (b) the amount of its group life insurance in the State of New Jersey other than group creditors insurance shall at the time said insurance is to be purchased equal at least 1% of the total amount of such group life insurance in the State of New Jersey in all life insurance companies. L.1955, c. 214, p. 830, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-90 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-90 - Purchase of coverage in discretion of state treasurer and board

43:15A-90. Purchase of coverage in discretion of state treasurer and board  The State Treasurer may, in his discretion, determine to purchase group insurance coverage for the noncontributory death benefit provisions as provided in chapter 84 of the laws of 1954, or may determine not to purchase any group insurance coverage for the death benefit provisions heretofore mentioned. The Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System may, in its discretion, determine to purchase group insurance coverage for additional death benefit coverage as provided for in section 57 of chapter 84 of the laws of 1954 or may also, in its discretion, determine not to purchase any contributory group insurance coverage for the additional death benefit provisions provided in section 57 of chapter 84 of the laws of 1954. L.1955, c. 214, p. 830, s. 3. Amended by L.1960, c. 79, p. 554, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-91 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-91 - Noncontributory death benefits; optional contributory death benefits; payment of premiums

43:15A-91. Noncontributory death benefits; optional contributory death benefits; payment of premiums  In the event the State Treasurer shall determine to purchase group insurance coverage for the noncontributory death benefits, premiums for the same shall be paid from a special fund, hereby created, called the "Group Insurance Premium Fund." The State Treasurer shall estimate annually the amount of premiums which will be required for such benefits for the ensuing fiscal year and shall certify such amounts to the State and other participating employers as due and owing from them. The State and other participating employers shall pay over to the State Treasurer the amount for premiums so certified and the State Treasurer shall deposit these amounts in the Group Insurance Premium Fund. During the period such group insurance policy or policies are in effect the State Treasurer shall in no way commingle moneys in this fund with any pension fund established in the Public Employees' Retirement-Social Security Integration Act. In the event that the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System shall determine to purchase group coverage for the optional contributory death benefits, premiums for same shall be paid from a special fund hereby created called the "Contributory Group Insurance Premium Fund." While such group coverage shall be in force, the contributions from the compensation of members to provide such optional contributory death benefits shall be accumulated in said Contributory Group Insurance Premium Fund. Any dividend or retrospective rate credit allowed by an insurance company shall be credited to the aforesaid funds in an equitable manner. L.1955, c. 214, p. 831, s. 4. Amended by L.1960, c. 79, p. 555, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-92 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-92 - Additional death benefits; contributions; adjustment

43:15A-92. Additional death benefits; contributions; adjustment  In the event that the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System shall determine to purchase group insurance coverage for the additional death benefit coverage, each member selecting the additional death benefit coverage shall agree to the deduction of a percentage of his compensation determined from a schedule of contributions to be established by the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System. The schedule of contributions shall be established by said board of trustees on a basis it deems appropriate and shall be subject to adjustment by said board of trustees from time to time for the purpose of maintaining the Contributory Group Insurance Premium Fund at a level sufficient to meet the obligations of the fund for the cost of the insurance. L.1955, c. 214, p. 831, s. 5. Amended by L.1960, c. 79, p. 555, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-93 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-93 - Conversion privilege

43:15A-93. Conversion privilege  Any such group policy or policies shall include, with respect to any insurance terminating or reducing because the member ceases to be eligible for participation under the Public Employees' Retirement System or because the member has ceased to be in service or has retired, the conversion privilege available upon termination of employment as prescribed by the law relating to group life insurance; and shall also include, with respect to insurance terminating because of termination of the group policy resulting from a termination of the death benefits for all members established under sections 38, 41, 45, 46, 48, 49 and 57 of P.L. 1954, c. 84 (C. 43:15A-38, 43:15A-41, 43:15A-45, 43:15A-46, 43:15A-48, 43:15A-49, 43:15A-57), the conversion privilege available upon termination of the group policy as prescribed by the law relating to group life insurance. Any such group policy or policies shall also provide that if a member dies during the 31-day period during which he would be entitled to exercise the conversion privilege, the amount of insurance with respect to which he could have exercised the conversion privilege shall be paid as a claim under the group policy. When benefits payable upon the death of a member following retirement are determined as though the member had not retired, the death benefits payable under the group policy, together with the amount of insurance paid under any individual policy obtained under the conversion privilege, shall in no event exceed the amount of insurance for which the member was insured under the group policy immediately prior to the date the right of conversion arose.  If any member who has exercised the conversion privilege under the group policy or policies again becomes a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System, and the individual policy obtained pursuant to the conversion privilege is still in force, he shall not again be eligible for any of the death benefits provided by P.L. 1954, c. 84 (C. 43:15A-1 et seq.) unless he furnishes satisfactory evidence of insurability.  L. 1955, c.214, s.6; amended by L. 1987, c. 1, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-94 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-94 - Payment of benefits; payees

43:15A-94. Payment of benefits; payees  Benefits under such group policy or policies shall be paid by the company to such person, if living, as the member shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the insurance company through the policyholder, otherwise to the executors or administrators of the member's estate. A member may file with the insurance company through the policyholder and alter from time to time during his lifetime, as desired, a duly attested written nomination of his payee for the death benefit. L.1955, c. 214, p. 832, s. 7. Amended by L.1960, c. 79, p. 556, s. 6; L.1971, c. 213, s. 37, eff. June 17, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-95 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-95 - Lump sum or installment payments

43:15A-95. Lump sum or installment payments  Any such group policy or policies shall provide that payment of any death benefits which are payable by the insurance company may be made in one sum directly to the beneficiary as hereinafter provided, in equal installments over a period of years or as a life annuity or in such other manner as may be made available by the insurance company. A member may make such arrangements for settlement, and may alter from time to time during his lifetime any arrangement previously made, by making written request to the insurance company through the policyholder. Upon the death of a member, a beneficiary to whom a benefit is payable in one sum by the insurance company may likewise arrange for a settlement as described above. If a member's or beneficiary's request for settlement of any death benefit in equal installments over a period of years or as a life annuity pursuant to the foregoing is approved by the policyholder, the amount of such installments or such life annuity, as the case may be, shall be determined on the basis of such applicable mortality tables as shall have been adopted by the retirement system and are in effect at the member's death. Any arrangement for payment under the group policy to a beneficiary shall be in lieu of that provided by sections 38, 41, 45, 46, 48, 49 and 57 of Chapter 84 of the laws of 1954. L.1955, c. 214, p. 833, s. 8. Amended by L.1960, c. 79, p. 556, s. 7; L.1971, c. 213, s. 38, eff. June 17, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-96 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-96 - Reduced premiums in lieu of brokerage commissions

43:15A-96. Reduced premiums in lieu of brokerage commissions  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any insurance company or companies issuing such policy or policies may credit the policyholder, in the form of reduced premiums, with savings by said company or companies in the event that no brokerage commission or commissions are paid by said company or companies on the issuance of such policy or policies. L.1955, c. 214, p. 834, s. 9. Amended by L.1960, c. 79, p. 557, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-97 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-97 - "Law enforcement officer" definitions.

43:15A-97 "Law enforcement officer" definitions.  1. "Law enforcement officer" shall mean any permanent and full-time employee of the State of New Jersey holding one of the following titles: motor vehicles officer, motor vehicles sergeant, motor vehicles lieutenant, motor vehicles captain, assistant chief, bureau of enforcement, and chief, bureau of enforcement in the Division of Motor Vehicles, and highway patrol officer, sergeant highway patrol bureau, lieutenant highway patrol bureau, captain highway patrol bureau, assistant chief highway patrol bureau, chief highway patrol bureau in the Division of State Police, and inspector, investigator, and administrative inspector in the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, and inspector recruit alcoholic beverage control, inspector alcoholic beverage control, senior inspector alcoholic beverage control, principal inspector alcoholic beverage control, supervising inspector alcoholic beverage control in the Division of State Police, and conservation police officer, assistant district conservation police officer and district conservation police officer in the Division of Fish and Wildlife in the Department of Environmental Protection, and assistant chief marine police and senior marine patrolman in the Division of Resource Development, and marine police officer, senior marine police officer, principal marine police officer in the Division of State Police, and inspector, officer, senior inspector, and principal inspector in the Division of Shell Fisheries, any permanent and full-time active county detective, lieutenant of county detectives, captain of county detectives, chief of county detectives, and county investigator in the offices of the county prosecutors, and sheriff's officer, sergeant sheriff's officer, lieutenant sheriff's officer, captain sheriff's officer, chief sheriff's officer, and sheriff's investigator in the offices of the county sheriffs, and any patrolman or other police officer of the Board of Commissioners of the Palisades Interstate Park appointed pursuant to R.S.32:14-21.  If the Prison Officers' Pension Fund is terminated as provided in section 10 hereof, "law enforcement officer" shall also mean any permanent and full-time active employee of the State of New Jersey holding the title of correction officer, correction sergeant, correction lieutenant, correction captain or deputy keeper in the Division of Correction and Parole, or any member of the Prison Officers' Pension Fund on the date of such termination.  L.1955, c.257, s.1; amended 1957, c.84; 1959, c.170, s.1; 1965, c.64; 1966, c.188; 1971, c.213, s.39; 1973, c.41; 1985, c.262, s.1; 2019, c.407, s.20.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-98 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-98 - Law enforcement officers within Division of Motor Vehicles; membership in System; waiver of credits

43:15A-98. Law enforcement officers within Division of Motor Vehicles; membership in System; waiver of credits  (a) Any person holding a permanent appointment as a law enforcement officer within the Division of Motor Vehicles on February 1, 1956 shall be a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System as of said date notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 of the act to which this act is a supplement. Any member of the Public Employees' Retirement System who held a permanent appointment as a law enforcement officer on February 1, 1956 may within 90 days after May 22, 1956 or after first becoming a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System, whichever is later, waive his privilege of obtaining credit as a law enforcement officer. (b) Any person who was enrolled in the Public Employees' Retirement System after February 1, 1956 and prior to January 1, 1960, who was required to be enrolled as a law enforcement officer member and who did not have the right to waive credit as a law enforcement officer may within 90 days after January 1, 1960 waive his privilege of obtaining credit as a law enforcement officer. (c) Any person who becomes eligible for credit as a law enforcement officer on or after January 1, 1960 may elect to obtain such credit within 90 days after first becoming eligible therefor. (d) Any person eligible for credit as a law enforcement officer who waives or elects not to obtain such credit shall thereafter be treated in all respects as a nonlaw enforcement officer member of the retirement system, except with regard to compulsory retirement as provided in section 3 of this act. L.1955, c. 257, p. 941, s. 2. Amended by L.1956, c. 55, p. 107, s. 1; L.1959, c. 170, p. 700, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-99 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-99 - Retirement

43:15A-99. Retirement  A member who has attained the age of 55 and who immediately prior to retirement has 20 years of creditable service as a law enforcement officer, shall be eligible for service retirement as a law enforcement officer. Any member in service who is a law enforcement officer at the time of attaining age 65 years shall be retired on a service retirement allowance forthwith or on the first day of the next calendar month, as is determined by the board of trustees; provided, however, any law enforcement officer who is a veteran shall not be retired at age 65 years if he does not have 20 years of service in office, position or employment of this State, or of any county, municipality or school district, but such veteran member shall be retired upon the completion of such 20 years of service or upon attaining age 70 years, whichever is earlier; and provided, further, that any member of the Public Employees' Retirement System who was a member of the Prison Officers' Pension Fund on the date of termination of said fund and who elected not to obtain credit as a law enforcement officer shall not be required to retire on account of age until age 70. L.1955, c. 257, p. 941, s. 3. Amended by L.1956, c. 55, p. 108, s. 2; L.1959, c. 170, p. 701, s. 3.