New Jersey Statutes 43:8A-3. Persons entitled to become members of pension fund; transfer of contributions; termination of membership
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 43:8A-3
- 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
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
(2)(a) After the date of the establishment of this pension fund any person permanently appointed as a law enforcement officer prior to that date or holding a temporary appointment received before that date prior to qualifying for permanent appointment shall have the right to become a member of this pension fund as a present entrant. This right may be exercised only within one year after the date of the establishment of this pension fund, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the board of trustees. Once this right has been exercised, a member shall not lose membership in this pension fund so long as he remains a permanent and full-time active employee of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control in the Department of Law and Public Safety of the State of New Jersey.
(b) Where, on the date of the establishment of this pension fund, a law enforcement officer is a member of any other retirement system or pension fund supported in whole or in part by the State of New Jersey, he shall have the right to become a member of this pension fund as a present entrant. This right may be exercised only within 1 year after the date of the establishment of this pension fund, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the board of trustees. Upon the commencement of the membership of such law enforcement officer in this pension fund, there shall be transferred to the State Treasurer, and credited to the annuity savings fund of this pension fund, the aggregate contributions of said law enforcement officer to such other retirement system or pension fund. In determining the amount of interest on said aggregate contributions which should be so transferred, the provisions of the enabling legislation of such other retirement system or pension fund governing the crediting of interest for purposes other than withdrawal shall apply. Upon the transfer of said aggregate contributions said present entrant shall receive credit toward service retirement, as provided in section 7 of this act, as though he had contributed to this pension fund for the period of time for which such contributions were made to such other retirement system or pension fund.
(3) Should any member in any period of 4 consecutive years after last becoming a member be absent from service (except upon military leave of absence) for more than 2 years, or withdraw his aggregate contributions, or become a beneficiary or die, he shall thereupon cease to be a member.
L.1953, c. 423, p. 2125, s. 3. Amended by L.1954, c. 200, p. 756, s. 3.