New Jersey § 43:10-18

§ 43:10-18.

Any member of this retirement system or of any county retirement system referred to

in section seven of this act 1 and merged into this retirement system by this act, 2 who, heretofore and subsequent to July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty,

entered, or hereafter, in time of war, shall enter the active military or naval service

of the United States or the active service of the Merchant Marine or the active service

of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, the Women's Reserve of the Naval Reserve or any

similar organization authorized by the United States to serve with the army or navy

including any member of this system while serving in the foreign service of the American

Red Cross outside continental United States, shall not suffer the loss or impairment

of any of the rights, benefits or privileges accorded by the provisions of this act;

provided, however, that in the event of the death or disability of such person while

in such service the pension to be paid such person or his or her dependents shall

be based upon the salary which such person would have been entitled to receive at

the time of his or her death or disability had he or she continued in county employment

up to the time of his or her death or disability. The benefits granted hereunder to any such person who dies or is disabled while

he or she is in any of the services described in this section shall not be reduced

or affected by the payment of any Federal pension, compensation or insurance to such

person or his or her beneficiaries. During the period beginning with the time of the entry of such person into such service

and ending at the earliest of (a) three months after the time of such person's discharge

from such service or (b) the time such person resumes such county employment or (c)

the time of such person's death or disability while in such service, the proper officer

of the county shall contribute or cause to be contributed to the pension fund provided

hereunder the amount required by the terms of this act based upon the amount of compensation

received by such person prior to his or her entry into such service and during the

period first mentioned in this paragraph any such person receiving compensation from

the county shall continue to contribute the amount required by this act to be paid

by members of this retirement system and during the period first mentioned in this

paragraph any such person not receiving compensation from the county shall not be

required to contribute the amount required by this act to be paid by members of this

retirement system but said amount shall be contributed for such person by the county. 1

N.J.S.A. § 43:10-18.56. 2

N.J.S.A. § 43:10-18.50 et seq.