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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 43:6A-16

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
16. All pensions or retirement allowances granted under the provisions of this act shall be effective on the first day following retirement, shall be paid in equal monthly installments, except that in those instances where payment is required for a portion of a month which is not complete a pro rata payment shall be made, and shall not be decreased, increased, revoked or repealed, except as otherwise provided in this act.

Upon the death of a retirant, any unpaid benefits due him shall be paid in one lump sum to his beneficiary. No pension or retirement allowance shall be due to a retirant or a 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.1973,c.140,s.16; amended 1973,c.304,s.4; 1981,c.470,s.9; 1993,c.335,s.3.