New Jersey § 43:10-18

§ 43:10-18.

The widow, so long as she remains unmarried, or widower, so long as he remains unmarried,

or minor children up to eighteen years of age, of any employee in the service of the

county, who prior to July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-three, is a member

of any of the following retirement systems: County detectives in counties of the first, second, third, and fifth classes (article

2 of chapter 10 of Title 43, of the Revised Statutes); Probation officers of counties of over eighty-three thousand inhabitants (article

5 of chapter 10 of Title 43, of the Revised Statutes); Sheriff's employees in counties of the first and second classes (article 6 of chapter

10 of Title 43, of the Revised Statutes); Sergeants-at-arms and court criers in counties of the first class (article 7 of chapter

10 of Title 43, of the Revised Statutes); and who shall at any time lose his life in the performance of his duty or shall die

from any cause, or any such employee who shall, at any time, become permanently and

totally disabled, shall receive a pension equal to one-half of such employee's salary

at the time of such death or disability, regardless of the length of service or age

of such employee, it being the intent of this act 1 to secure to such employees the continuation of a similar present and prospective

benefit of the retirement system of which he was a member prior to July first, one

thousand nine hundred and forty-three, together with all the benefits provided for

in this act; provided, however, that in case any of such employees shall, on July first, one thousand nine hundred

and forty-three, have less than twenty years of service as a public employee of the

county, or shall have less than twenty years in the aggregate, of service as a public

employee of the county and of the State, and of any municipalities or other political

subdivisions of the State thereof, the county treasurer shall deduct from every payment

of salary to any such employee and pay to the retirement system created under this

act, one per centum (1%) of the amount of salary, of such employee, said deduction

to continue to be made only until the total length of service, as aforesaid, of such

employee shall have reached twenty years, at which time said one per centum (1%) deductions

shall cease. Said deductions shall be in addition to the regular deductions provided for in section

sixteen of this act. 2 Upon such payment or payments being made or completed, the county shall annually

pay into the retirement system herein provided a sum of money equal in amount to the

employee's payment or payments. 1

N.J.S.A. §§ 43:10-18.1 to 43:10-18.25. 2

N.J.S.A. § 43:10-18.16.