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NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-43 - Retirement for disability

43:13-43. Retirement for disability  Any municipal employee or officer of any village in any county of the first class who shall have received permanent disability in the performance of his duty shall, upon the certificate of a physician designated for that purpose by the pension commission, be retired on a pension equal to one-half of his salary at the time of his retirement. Where, however, any such municipal employee or officer shall desire to retire by reason of permanent disability not incurred in the performance of his duty he shall apply in writing to the pension commission for such retirement. The pension commission shall, thereupon, call to its aid a regularly licensed and practicing surgeon or physician and the applicant may also call to his aid a regularly licensed and practicing surgeon or physician. If the two surgeons or physicians so called fail to agree on the physical condition of the applicant, the pension commission may call a third and disinterested, licensed and practicing surgeon or physician. The determination of the majority of the three surgeons or physicians who shall first be duly sworn, shall be reduced to writing and signed by them. The president of the pension commission may administer oaths to such surgeons, physicians or other persons called regarding the matter before the commission. The commission shall determine, by resolution, whether the applicant is entitled to the benefits of this article and shall consider the determination of the surgeons or physicians in reaching its decision. If it is determined that the applicant is entitled to receive a pension in accordance herewith, said pension shall be based on the applicant's years of service with said village. A pension of two per centum (2%) of his final average salary shall be paid for each year the applicant has served the said village, but said pension shall not exceed one-half of his final average salary. Such pension shall be paid notwithstanding the fact that such employee or officer has not paid his annual installments for a period of five years as hereinafter provided. Amended by L.1949, c. 119, p. 485, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-44 - Pension fund; exemption from taxation and process

43:13-44. Pension fund; exemption from taxation and process  For the purpose of paying the pensions a fund shall be created in each village where this article takes effect, as follows: a. There shall be deducted from every payment of salary to a municipal employee or officer benefited by this article five per centum (5%) of the amount thereof and if any employee or officer hereafter enters the service of the municipality after reaching the age of thirty-five years, such percentage shall be increased to such an amount as the pension commission determines to correspond to the risk arising by the age of such employee. b. The village shall raise by taxation and pay into the fund yearly an amount equal to seven per centum (7%) of the total salaries paid to the employees or officers who shall benefit by this article, and may raise by taxation and pay into the fund yearly such additional amount or amounts as, upon the recommendation of the pension commission of the municipality, the governing body shall determine to be necessary to maintain the fund. c. There shall be added all fines imposed upon any such employee or officer, all moneys given or donated to the fund, all moneys deducted from the salary of such employee or officer because of absence or loss of time and one-half of all rewards paid for any purpose to such employees or officers. If there shall not be sufficient money in the fund so created, the governing body of such village shall include in any tax levy a sum sufficient to meet the requirements of the fund for the time being. All pensions granted under this article shall be exempt from any State or municipal tax, levy and sale, garnishment or attachment or any other process whatsoever, and shall be unassignable. Amended by L.1945, c. 213, p. 712, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-45 - Sums paid into pension fund returned in certain cases

43:13-45. Sums paid into pension fund returned in certain cases  If any municipal employee or officer shall resign, be dismissed or discharged from his or her employment, the moneys he or she shall have paid into the pension fund due to the assessments shall be returned to him or her, without interest; but such person shall not thereafter be eligible for a pension under this article unless upon his or her re-employment by the village he or she shall repay to the fund the amount of any rebate made to him or her. No other refund of assessments collected from the salaries of such employees or officers shall be made. Amended by L.1945, c. 213, p. 713, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-46 - Beneficiaries under other pension laws excepted; workmen's compensation to be deducted

43:13-46. Beneficiaries under other pension laws excepted; workmen's compensation to be deducted  No person who shall receive any pension under any other law of this State shall be entitled to receive the benefits of this article. Any compensation paid under the workmen's compensation law, chapter fifteen of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey, to a member on account of a happening to the member, shall be deducted from any pension or benefit payments to a member as provided by this article. Should the compensation payment be made in a lump sum, then the pension or benefit payments shall cease and be deducted until such deductions shall equal the amount of such compensation. Should the compensation be paid in periodic payments, then the amount of such compensation payments shall be deducted from the pension or benefits payable under this article until the deductions shall equal the amount of such compensation. Amended by L.1945, c. 213, p. 713, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-47 - Refusal of membership in fund

43:13-47. Refusal of membership in fund  If any municipal employee or officer shall decline to accept the provisions of this article he shall notify the pension commission in writing of the fact that he does not desire to be bound by the provisions thereof, and in such event no payments or deductions shall be made from the salary of such employee or officer, but neither such employee or officer nor any of his dependents shall receive any pension under the provisions of this article.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-48 - Pension commission in villages in counties of the first class

43:13-48. Pension commission in villages in counties of the first class  In every village in counties of the first class, there shall be a pension commission of five members consisting of the mayor or other chief executive, the treasurer, and the clerk of such village and two citizens of the village who are not holding an office under the village. The two citizens shall be appointed by the governing body of the village and shall hold office for the term of two years. In case of vacancy for any cause the governing body may fill it. The commission shall hold its annual meetings on the day of January each year and elect its president, and such other officers as it shall deem advisable. The commission shall also at such meeting elect a secretary from or outside of the village employees, whose compensation the commission shall have power to fix. The pension commission shall be known as the "municipal employees pension commission of the village of " All retirements shall be made and pensions allowed under this article by this commission. Amended by L.1945, c. 213, p. 714, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-49 - Management of fund; receipts and payments

43:13-49. Management of fund; receipts and payments  The pension commission shall have control and management of the fund and of the retirement of the municipal employees or officers and may make all necessary rules and regulations regarding the same not inconsistent with this article. All moneys belonging to the pension fund shall be received and paid over to the treasurer of the village whose official bond shall cover the same. All moneys paid out of the pension fund shall be paid by the village treasurer, upon warrants signed by the president and secretary of the pension commission or such other officers as the pension commission shall designate.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-50 - Deposit and investment of fund; income

43:13-50. Deposit and investment of fund; income  The pension commission shall deposit the fund in any of the banks or trust companies of the village, and shall invest the fund in bonds secured by first mortgages on improved property worth at least twice the amount loaned, or in bonds of the United States, of this State or of any municipality in this State, or in securities in which savings banks of this State are authorized by law to invest. All income, interest or dividend paid or agreed to be paid on account of any loan or deposit shall belong to and constitute a part of the fund. Amended by L.1945, c. 213, p. 714, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-51 - Execution of releases, receipts or discharges

43:13-51. Execution of releases, receipts or discharges  The president and secretary shall, on behalf of the pension commission, execute any release, acquittance, receipt or discharge of any and all written evidence of indebtedness to the commission.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-52 - Annual report

43:13-52. Annual report  The pension commission shall make an annual report of the condition of the fund and the manner in which it is invested.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-53 - When payments begin

43:13-53. When payments begin  No pension shall be paid out of a fund created under this article until five years after the organization of the pension commission except in the case of a municipal employee or officer permanently disabled in the performance of duty.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:13-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:13-54 - Unlawful action a bar to pension

43:13-54. Unlawful action a bar to pension  If any municipal employee or officer shall become incapacitated from or loses his life in the performance or commission of any unlawful act which would warrant his dismissal from the employ of the village, no pension shall be paid to such employee or officer or to his widow, her husband, his or her children or dependent parents.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-1 - Extension to governmental units having no retirement system

43:15A-1. Extension to governmental units having no retirement system  The State agency, established under chapter 253, laws of 1951, as amended, with the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized and directed to enter, on behalf of the State, and of any county, municipality or school district and of any public department, board, body, commission, institution, agency, instrumentality or authority of, or in, the State and of, or in, any county, municipality or school district in the State, into an agreement with the U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for the purpose of extending the provisions of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance system to all services performed by employees as members of any coverage group as defined in section 218(b)(5) of the Social Security Act unless such services are already covered by an agreement under this act. The agreement shall conform with the terms and provisions of this act. Each employer subject to the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have submitted a plan in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of chapter 253, laws of 1951, as amended, except that: a. Such employer shall have the option of including or excluding from coverage all employees in elective offices and positions. The employer shall notify the State agency of his decision within 10 days after the date of this enactment. If no notice has been received within the specified time, he shall be deemed to have decided not to cover employees in such elective offices and positions. b. Such employer shall furnish the State agency within 10 days after the date of this enactment, the title of the official responsible for the local administration of the Social Security Program for the coverage group. If the employer fails to furnish this information within the specified time, the State agency shall deem that the employer has designated its chief fiscal officer to be the responsible official. c. The agreement shall not be made applicable to services in such positions so long as said positions are barred from coverage by the provisions of the Social Security Act. L.1954, c. 84, p. 469, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-2 - Extension to employers of former members of State Employees' Retirement System

43:15A-2. Extension to employers of former members of State Employees' Retirement System  The State agency, with the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized and directed to enter on behalf of the State into an agreement with the Secretary of the U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for the purposes of extending the provisions of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance system to services performed by employees in positions formerly covered by the provisions of chapters 14 and 15 of Title 43 of the Revised Statutes, hereinafter referred to as the State Employees' Retirement System, provided, however: a. That such employees are members of a coverage group as defined in section 218(b)(5) of the Social Security Act; b. The agreement shall not be made applicable to services in such positions so long as said positions are barred from coverage by the provisions of the Social Security Act. The agreement made under this section shall be consistent with the terms and provisions of this act. It shall cover all employment for each employer in the State participating in the State Employees' Retirement System on the date of this enactment and each such employer shall be deemed to have submitted a plan in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of chapter 253, laws of 1951, as amended, except that: (1) Where the employer has covered the services of at least 1 employee in any elective office or position under the provisions of the State Employees' Retirement System, all employees in such elective positions shall be included in the Social Security Coverage Group. (2) Where the employer has covered none of the services of employees in any elective office or position under the provisions of the State Employees' Retirement System, such employers shall have the option of either including or excluding the services of all such employees from Social Security coverage. The employer shall notify the State agency of his decision within 10 days after the date of this enactment. If no notice has been received by the State agency within the specified time, the employer shall be deemed to have decided to exclude the services of employees in elective offices and positions. (3) Each employer in the State subject to the provisions of this section shall furnish the State agency the title of the official responsible for the local administration of the Social Security Program for the coverage group within 10 days after the date of this enactment. If the employer fails to furnish this information within the specified time, the State agency shall deem that such employer has designated its chief fiscal officer to be the responsible official. L.1954, c. 84, p. 470, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-3 - Effective date of agreements

43:15A-3. Effective date of agreements  The effective date of the Social Security agreements under the provisions of sections 1 and 2 above shall be January 1, 1955. L.1954, c. 84, p. 471, s. 3. Amended by L.1954, c. 244, p. 902, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-4 - Repeal of acts establishing State Employees' Retirement System

43:15A-4. Repeal of acts establishing State Employees' Retirement System  Chapters 14 and 15 of Title 43 of the Revised Statutes and all amendments and supplements thereto, designated as the "State Employees' Retirement System of New Jersey" are repealed as of the effective date of this section. L.1954, c. 84, p. 471, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-6.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-6.1 - Veteran status determined for retirement allowance.

43:15A-6.1 Veteran status determined for retirement allowance.  5. The Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall be responsible for determining whether any person seeking to be considered a "veteran" under section 6 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-6), for the purpose of eligibility for a veteran's retirement allowance, meets the criteria set forth therein and adjudicating an appeal from any person disputing this determination. The determination of the Adjutant General shall be binding upon the Division of Pensions and Benefits. L.2000,c.127,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-7.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-7.1 - Delinquent enrollment for compulsory membership; payment by employee and employer.

43:15A-7.1 Delinquent enrollment for compulsory membership; payment by employee and employer.  48. a. In the case of any person who was required to become a member of the retirement system as a condition of employment, and whose application for enrollment in the retirement system or whose application for transfer from one employer to another within the system was filed beyond the effective date for his compulsory enrollment in the system or his transfer within the system, such person shall be required to purchase membership credit for his compulsory coverage by paying into the annuity savings fund the amount required by applying, in accordance with section 25 of chapter 84 of the laws of 1954, his rate of contribution on his current base salary subject to the retirement system for each year of previous service during which he was required to have been a member. b. If more than 1 year has elapsed from the time that contributions would have been required from such person, 1/2 of the employee's cost, established by the computation provided by subsection a. of this section, will be required of his employer and shall be included in the next budget subsequent to the certification of this special liability by the retirement system. The amount certified by the system shall be payable by the employer to the contingent reserve fund and shall be due and owing to the system even if the employee is no longer in the employ of the employer by the date such moneys are to be paid to the system. c. The employees' obligation may be satisfied by regular installments, equal to at least 1/2 the normal contribution to the retirement system, over a maximum period of 10 years but not more than 2 years in the case of any employee who has attained or will attain age 60 within the 2-year period, or in the case of any employee who became a member of the retirement system on or after the effective date of P.L.2008, c.89, has attained or will attain age 62 within the 2-year period. d. In the case of any person coming under the provisions of this section, full pension credit for the period of employment for which arrears are being paid by the employee shall be given upon the payment of at least 1/2 of the total employee's arrearage obligation and the completion of 1 year of membership and the making of such arrears payments, except that in the case of retirement pursuant to sections 38, 41(b), 48 and 61 of chapter 84 of the laws of 1954, 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 employee. L.1971, c.213, s.48; amended 2008, c.89, s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-7.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-7.3 - Appeal for person denied membership in PERS.

43:15A-7.3 Appeal for person denied membership in PERS.  14. An appeal by any person who is denied membership in the Public Employees' Retirement System shall be transmitted as a contested case, along with all relevant materials and documents, by the State Treasurer to the Office of Administrative Law which shall conduct an adjudicatory proceeding thereon pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, C.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2008, c.89, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-7.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-7.4 - Inapplicability of certain statutes relative to certain transferred service credits.

43:15A-7.4 Inapplicability of certain statutes relative to certain transferred service credits.  35. The provisions of section 6 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-6), section 38 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-38), section 41 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-41), section 48 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-48), and section 61 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-61) concerning persons who become members of the retirement system on or after the effective date of P.L.2010, c.1 shall not apply to a person who at the time of enrollment in the retirement system on or after that effective date transfers service credit, as permitted, from another State-administered retirement system of which the person was a member immediately prior to the effective date and continuously thereafter, but shall apply to a former member of the retirement system who has been granted a retirement allowance and is reenrolled in the retirement system on or after that effective date after becoming employed again in a position that makes the person eligible to be a member of the retirement system. L.2010, c.1, s.35.