N.J. Stat. tit. 43, ch. 16A
N.J. Stat. tit. 43, ch. 16A
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section16A-1. Definitions relative to Police and Firemen's Retirement System.section16A-1.1. Reclassified memberssection16A-1.2. Review of positions of all members; eligibility, enrollmentsection16A-1.3. Report on titles covered, number of members affected, actuarial statussection16A-1.4. Enrollment of parole officers.section16A-1.5. Membership in PFRS for certain jail wardens.section16A-1.6. Inapplicability of C.43:16A-1.section16A-2. Retirement system established.section16A-3. Membership; termination; return of contributions; continuance on returnsection16A-3.1. Service definedsection16A-3.2. Purchase of prior service creditsection16A-3.3. Payment by employersection16A-3.4. Election to public office; contributionssection16A-3.5. Member who becomes sheriff or undersheriff; election to remain member.section16A-3.6. County sheriff; ineligibility for benefits of L.1983, c. 439, if 37 or oldersection16A-3.7. Transfer of membership for eligible officers.section16A-3.8. Eligibility for membership in PFRS, transfers from PERSsection16A-3.9. Enrollment requiredsection16A-3.10. Credit for transferred servicesection16A-3.11. Liability of State, municipality for certain employer contributionssection16A-3.12. Noneligibility for additional benefitssection16A-3.13. Liability of State for contributions on members for PFRS adopted after 1991 and before August 9, 1993section16A-3.14. Full credit toward PFRS benefits for transferred PERS servicesection16A-3.15. Certain firemen eligible for enrollment in PFRS; credit for PERS service, certain.section16A-4. Creditable service within act.section16A-4.1. Borough of Barrington; contributionssection16A-4.2. Policeman member of retirement system; credit for service as chanceman applicationsection16A-4.3. Disposition of application by board; credit for service; liability of employersection16A-5. Retirement benefits for members of PFRS.section16A-5.2. Volunteer services by certain retirees under PFRS permitted.section16A-5.3. Certain PFRS members may remain within system until specified deadline.section16A-6. Members with four years of service, ordinary disability allowance, death benefits.section16A-6.1. Special disability retirement allowancesection16A-7. Accidental disability retirement allowance; definitions.section16A-7.1. Applicability of increasessection16A-7.2. Benefits provided to police officer who performs duties in another departmentsection16A-7.3. Applicability of increased accidental disability retirement.section16A-7.4. Permanent and total disability.section16A-8. Medical exam; report of medical board; restoration to active service.section16A-9. Death of member in active service.section16A-9.4. Deeming of retirement before death of terminally ill membersection16A-9.5. Certain PFRS members deemed retirees at time of deathsection16A-9.6. PFRS members, certain, deemed retired, certain circumstancessection16A-9.7. Applicability of adjustment in benefit.section16A-10. Accidental death benefits.section16A-10.2. Adjustment to benefit.section16A-10.3. Attribution of death to COVID-19.section16A-11. Members ceasing to be firemen or policemen otherwise than by death or retirement; paymentsection16A-11.1. Special retirement; allowance; death benefits.section16A-11.2. Separation from service before 55 with 10 years of creditable service; election of retirement allowance, restoration to service.section16A-11.3. Members of police and firemen's retirement system; coverage of death benefits; evidence of insurabilitysection16A-11.4. Reenrollment; purchase of credit for previous membership servicesection16A-11.5. Application of actsection16A-11.6. Transfer or purchase of credit for service in other systemssection16A-11.7. Definition of veteran.section16A-11.7a. Veteran status determined for military service credit.section16A-11.9. Purchase of retirement system credit.section16A-11.10. Purchase of credit during official leave without paysection16A-11.11. Members of Police and Firemen's Retirement System may purchase credit.section16A-11.12. Service credit in PFRS for local service; purchasesection16A-11.13. Purchase of credit in PFRS.section16A-11.14. Purchase of credit in PFRS after member is laid off then rehired.section16A-12.1. Survivors' benefits.section16A-12.2. Pension, annuity or retirement allowance effective date; amount limitations; payment of unpaid benefits upon death of retirantsection16A-12.3. Designation of beneficiary; payment of benefitssection16A-12.4. Requirements for receipt of death benefits; minimum amount of benefit payablesection16A-13. PFRS, trustees, committees.section16A-13a. Transfer of certain powers, functions, duties.section16A-13.2. Removal of certain limitation on receipt of retirement, death benefits, PFRS.section16A-14. Management of funds.section16A-15. Contributions, expenses of administration.section16A-15a. State liable for increased cost to government employers for veterans of operations Restore Hope, Joint Endeavor and Joint Guardsection16A-15.1. Compulsory enrollment in retirement system; purchase of membership credit; contributionssection16A-15.2. Periodic benefits payable under Workers' Compensation Law; salary deductions paid by employer; retirement benefits applicationsection16A-15.3. Reemployment of retiree; cancellation of benefits; reenrollment.section16A-15.4. Accrued liability contribution of employer; paymentsection16A-15.6. Pension adjustment benefits; fundingsection16A-15.7. Liability for increased pension and adjustmentssection16A-16. Funds to be established.section16A-16.1. Loans to members, interest rates, repayment.section16A-16.2. Repayment of loans after retirement of member of PFRS.section16A-16.9. Definitionssection16A-16.10. Authority of board of trustees.section16A-16.11. Eligibility for mortgage loans, conditions of repayment.section16A-16.12. Administration of mortgage loan program.section16A-16.13. Mortgage loan standards, guidelines.section16A-16.14. Loan recipients to occupy residencesection16A-16.15. Availability of funds for mortgage loanssection16A-16.16. Rules, regulations.section16A-17. Exemption from taxes, garnishment, etc.; assignment of group insurance policy rights and benefitssection16A-17.1. Deductions for health insurance from SHBP.section16A-18. False statements or records; punishment; correction of errorssection16A-19. Other laws inapplicablesection16A-20. Application of actsection16A-22. Other laws not affectedsection16A-23. Violation of departmental regulations; convictionssection16A-24. Partial invaliditysection16A-25. Effective date of actsection16A-26. Referendum; notice of adoptionsection16A-27. Duties of chief financial officer and of board of trustees as to referendum; fiscal statementsection16A-28. Publication of fiscal statement; notice; hearing; resolution as to method of paymentsection16A-29. Election to become member; prior service certificatesection16A-30. Costs for accrued liability on prior service certificatessection16A-31. Certification of normal contribution and contribution for accrued liability for prior service creditssection16A-32. Information transmitted to boardsection16A-33. County police departments; application for membershipsection16A-34. Fiscal statement; publication; hearing on applicationsection16A-35. Election to become member; statement and certificate of prior servicesection16A-36. Liability of county on prior service certificatessection16A-37. Contributions certified to countysection16A-38. Chief financial officer of county; information to board of trusteessection16A-39. First or second class counties--Police employees of county park commission; admissionsection16A-40. First or second class counties over 300,000; admission of park police as members; fiscal statementsection16A-41. Publication of fiscal statement; hearingsection16A-42. Election to become member; statement; prior service certificatesection16A-43. Accrued liability for service credited on prior service certificates, costs forsection16A-44. Certification to secretary of park commission of its contributionssection16A-45. Information, secretary to transmitsection16A-46. Transfer from State Employees' Retirement System to Police and Firemen's Retirement System in certain countiessection16A-47. Adoption of act by county or municipality; notice to boards of trustees; certification of names of persons to be transferredsection16A-47.1. Retirement system for fire fighterssection16A-48. Procedure to effect transfer of membership; accumulated deductions; deductions thereaftersection16A-48.1. Officers of county police department, county park police department, or county park commission; membershipsection16A-48.2. Transfer of membership by eligible officer.section16A-48.3. Remission of prior credits to police and firemen's retirement system by former funds; credits to employee and employersection16A-48.4. Transferred employees; deduction; contributions; rate; rights and benefits; creditssection16A-48.5. Transferred employees; group life insurance benefits; qualificationssection16A-48.6. Liability of employers; calculation; certification; contributionssection16A-48.7. Transmittal of information by chief fiscal officer.section16A-48.8. Police officers in municipalities establishing police departments; transfer of membership and contributions in retirement systemssection16A-48.9. Police officers in municipalities establishing police departments; contributions, credits, rights and benefitssection16A-50. Waiver of portion of benefits by written requestsection16A-51. Payment of reduced benefits until waiver withdrawn or revoked by subsequent requestsection16A-52. No refund or credit of waived moneyssection16A-53. Purchase of group life insurance coverage for death benefits.section16A-54. Qualifications of life insurance companiessection16A-55. Purchase of group insurance coverage for death benefits.section16A-56. "Group Insurance Premium Fund."section16A-57. Transfer, merger of certain reserves, moneys.section16A-58. Group policies; conversion privilegessection16A-59. Payment of benefits under group policiessection16A-60. Settlement arrangementssection16A-61. Credits for savings by companiessection16A-62. State firemen and police; membershipsection16A-62.1. Industrial trade instructors and identification officers; Essex County; transfer of membership; membership as requirement for employmentsection16A-62.2. Transfer to police and firemen's retirement system; employment requirement of new officersection16A-62.3. County approval; transfer procedure.section16A-63. Transfer of membership to PFRS under certain circumstances.section16A-64. Transfer of funds and credits from public employees' retirement system or county pension fundsection16A-65. Deductions; contributions; creditssection16A-66. Group life insurance benefits for employee over 55section16A-67. Liability of employer; computation; contributionssection16A-68. Transmittal of information by chief fiscal officer.
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