New Jersey § 40a:9-5

§ 40a:9-5.

Whenever heretofore or hereafter a transfer has been or shall be effected by appointment,

assignment or promotion of a municipal employee to any other department or position

in municipal employment, or to a position or department of the county government;

or of a county employee to any other position or department in county employment,

or to a department or position of a municipal government, in counties of the first

or second class, the period of such prior service in said county or municipal employment,

for any purpose whatsoever, shall be computed as if the whole period of employment

of such employee had been in the service of the department, or in the position, to

which the said employee had been transferred.