New Jersey § 43:15a-76
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 43:15a-76, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43:15a-76.
Any employee of any county, municipality or public agency which has adopted or shall
hereafter adopt the retirement system as provided in this act, who has entered or
shall hereafter enter into the active air, military or naval service of the United
States before making application for enrollment in the retirement system, shall be
accepted as a member upon his filing application, provided that, if an employee enters
such service after January 1, 1955 and after the date upon which this act becomes
effective with regard to his employer, such application is made within 3 months after
entering such service or within 3 months after the date this act becomes effective
with regard to his employer, whichever is later. His regular salary deductions as determined by the retirement system shall be paid
to the system by his employer, as provided by chapter 252 of the laws of 1942, as
amended by chapter 326 of the laws of 1942. 1 If he entered such service prior to January 2, 1955, and was a contributing member
of the State Employees' Retirement System at that time, upon establishing his status
as a veteran and contributing to the retirement system for a period of 90 days after
his discharge from such service, he shall receive free prior service credit for all
public employment prior to January 2, 1955. This provision shall not apply to any employee whose appointment is temporary or
seasonal. In addition to any prior service credit authorized in this act, such member shall
be entitled to prior service credit from the date of his induction to the effective
date of this section. 1
N.J.S.A. §§ 38:23-5, 38:23-6.
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