New Jersey § 43:16a-48
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 43:16a-48, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43:16a-48.
a. An eligible officer who is a member of a pension fund established by a county or
a county park commission or of the Public Employees' Retirement System shall be permitted
to transfer his membership in said fund to the Police and Firemen's Retirement System
of New Jersey by waiving all rights and benefits which would otherwise be provided
by the county or county park commission pension fund or by the Public Employees' Retirement
System. Any such officer will likewise be permitted to continue his membership in the county
or county park commission pension fund or in the Public Employees' Retirement System
by waiving all rights and benefits which would otherwise be provided by the Police
and Firemen's Retirement System. Such waivers shall be accomplished by filing forms satisfactory to the board of trustees , which is responsible for the administration of the Police and Firemen's Retirement
System, within 90 days of the effective date of this act. In the absence of the filing of a timely waiver by any eligible officer his pension
status shall remain unchanged and his membership shall not be transferred to the Police
and Firemen's Retirement System. b. Each new officer who begins employment following the effective date of this act
and who is otherwise eligible, shall be required to enroll in the Police and Firemen's
Retirement System of New Jersey as a condition of employment, provided he is otherwise
eligible for membership by meeting the appointment, age, and health prescriptions
required of all members. As of the effective date of this act, the eligibility of membership for such new
officers in the county or county park commission pension fund or in the Public Employees'
Retirement System shall be terminated and the membership requirements of such other
funds will be deemed satisfied by the enrollment of such employees in the Police and
Firemen's Retirement System. c. All officers who, prior to the effective date of this act, were not required to
become and who are not members of county or county park commission pension funds or
the Public Employees' Retirement System, and who anticipate the receipt of a pension
from the county under the provisions of chapter 4 of Title 43 of the Revised Statutes
or the “General Noncontributory Pension Act” P.L.1955, c. 263 ( C.43:8B-1 et seq. ), shall continue their eligibility for such pension to be paid by the county and
shall not be permitted to enroll in the Police and Firemen's Retirement System of
New Jersey.
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