N.J. Stat. tit. 43, ch. 12

in effect

N.J. Stat. § 43:12-1.12 Public employees who served as members of general assembly, county prosecutor and elected or appointed city official; widows

Any public employee who is at least 70 years of age and who has served as a member of the General Assembly and as a county prosecutor and as an elected or appointed official of a city and which several services in the aggregate have been for upwards of 36 years and who shall be retired, upon application therefor, shall receive a pension for the remainder of his life from his last employer of not less than 3/4 of the salary which said employee was receiving at the time of his retirement. If, after his retirement and receipt of said pension, the said employee shall die leaving him surviving a widow, his said widow shall receive a widow's pension for the remainder of her life, equal to 1/2 of the salary which the said employee was receiving at the time of his retirement. In the event that the said employee shall die before retirement and leaving surviving him a widow, his said widow, upon application therefor, shall receive for the remainder of her life a widow's pension in an amount equal to 1/2 of the salary received by the said employee at the time of his death. Any pension payable under this act to a retired employee or to his widow shall be in lieu of the pension and insurance benefits which would accrue to the said employee and his widow under any retirement system established by the State or any of its political subdivisions. L.1962, c. 188, s. 1, eff. Dec. 7, 1962.

N.J. Stat. § 43:12-1.13 Manner of payment; contributions

The payment of pensions granted pursuant to this act shall be provided for in the budget of the employer granting the pension. If the employer was contributing to a retirement system on behalf of said employee and his widow, the adoption of the provisions of this act and the payment of pension or widow's benefits provided hereunder shall be considered as a discharge of the employer's liability to the retirement system with respect to such employee and his widow so that a credit for the discharge of such liability shall be reflected in the subsequent valuations of the employer's liabilities under the retirement system for all other employees. Upon the employee's or his widow's acceptance of the pension granted pursuant to this act, and as a condition thereof, the employee or his widow shall pay over to the employer the value of his contribution and interest which was credited to his account in any retirement system established by the State or any of its political subdivisions in order to defray part of the cost of the pension to be paid by the employer. L.1962, c. 188, s. 2.

N.J. Stat. § 43:12-1.14 "Public employee" defined

For the purposes of this act, the term "public employee" shall be deemed to mean and include a person who holds or has held an office, position or employment in county or municipal government. L.1962, c. 188, s. 3.

N.J. Stat. § 43:12-28.1 Pension for survivors of certain emergency services workers; terms defined.

1. The governing body of any municipality served by a volunteer fire company or first aid or rescue squad shall, by resolution, determine the eligibility for a survivor's pension of the widow or children or parent of any volunteer firefighter, first aid worker, rescue squad worker, or emergency medical technician who has died as the result of injuries sustained in the course of performance of duty as a member of the volunteer fire company or first aid or rescue squad on or after January 1, 2000. A governing body may determine that the widow or children or parent of a volunteer is eligible for a survivor's pension whenever a volunteer dies while responding to, preparing for or returning from an emergency while under orders from a competent authority. When the municipal governing body determines that a widow or children or parent are eligible for a survivor's pension, a certified copy of the resolution shall be filed by the municipal clerk with the State Treasurer within 10 days of adoption, and the State shall provide for payment of the survivor's pension, starting in the first calendar year next following the year of death of the volunteer or the year next following the year in which P.L.2002, c.134 is enacted, whichever is later. For the purposes of this section, "first aid or rescue squad" shall mean any duly incorporated first aid and emergency or volunteer ambulance or rescue squad association providing volunteer public first aid, ambulance or rescue services within the municipality; "widow" shall also include "widower"; "child" shall mean a deceased firefighter's, emergency medical technician's, or first aid or rescue squad worker's unmarried child (a) under the age of 18, or (b) 18 years of age or older and enrolled in a secondary school, or (c) under the age of 24 and enrolled in a degree program in an institution of higher education for at least 12 credit hours in each semester, or (d) of any age who, at the time of the firefighter's, technician's or worker's death, is disabled because of an intellectual disability or physical incapacity, is unable to do any substantial, gainful work because of the impairment and the impairment has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, as affirmed by the medical professional; and "parent" shall mean the parent of a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or first aid or rescue squad worker who was receiving at least one-half of his or her support from the firefighter, technician or worker in the 12-month period immediately preceding the firefighter's, technician's or worker's death. The dependency of such a parent will be considered terminated by marriage of the parent subsequent to the death of the member. L.1957, c.168, s.1; amended 1960, c.121, s.2; 1968, c.331, s.2; 2002, c.134, s.1. 2010; c.50, s.70.

N.J. Stat. § 43:12-28.2 Amount of pension.

2. A survivor's pension granted under section 1 of P.L.1957, c.168 (C.43:12-28.1) shall be for the sum of(a)$15,000 annually and shall be paid to the widow, during her widowhood, or to the child or children of such firefighter, emergency medical technician, or first aid or rescue squad worker, if he leaves no surviving widow, or to such child or children after the death of such widow, (b) $10,000 annually and shall be paid to the child or children of such firefighter, emergency medical technician, or first aid or rescue squad worker, if the surviving widow remarries, or (c) $5,000 annually and shall be paid to the parent or parents of such firefighter, emergency medical technician, or first aid or rescue squad worker, if he leaves no surviving widow or child As used in this section, the terms "widow" and "widowhood" shall also include "widower" and "widowerhood" respectively. L.1957,c.168,s.2; amended 1964, c.55; 1968, c.331, s.3; 2002, c.134, s.2.

N.J. Stat. § 43:12-28.3 Manner of payment of pension.

3. With regard to any pension granted by a municipality pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1957, c.168 (C.43:12-28.1) prior to the effective date of P.L.2002, c.134 the governing body shall make provision in its budget for the payment of any such pension and the same shall be paid in the same manner as municipal employees are paid. L.1957,c.168,s.3; amended 2002, c.134, s.3.

N.J. Stat. § 43:12-28.4 Overseers of poor or deputy overseers of poor; application; amount

Upon written application, the governing body of any municipality may grant, by resolution, an annual pension in an amount not exceeding $1,000.00 per annum to any person 75 years or older who shall have served continuously in such municipality as overseer of the poor or deputy overseer of the poor for not less than 20 years in either or both of such offices and who shall have retired from public service on or before January 1, 1964, provided that such a person is not entitled to or receiving any other pension from the State of New Jersey or political subdivision thereof. If such a pension is granted, it shall continue during the natural life of the person to whom it is granted, subject to the limitation set forth in section 2 of this act. L.1964, c. 59, s. 1.

N.J. Stat. § 43:12-28.5 Limitations; manner of payment

Any person eligible for a pension under the provisions of this act shall apply therefor to the municipality in which he was formerly employed within 6 months of the effective date of this act. The municipality upon granting such a pension shall provide for the same in the annual budget of the municipality. The pension authorized by this act shall not be paid in any year in which provision for the payment thereof is not made in the annual budget of the municipality, provided, however, that the municipality may pay any pension during the initial year it is granted from any funds available therefor notwithstanding that no provision has been made in the annual budget for the payment of such pension. L.1964, c. 59, s. 2.

Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-activity/statutesFetched: 10/17/2026