New Jersey Revised Statutes § 43:16a-9.6 - Pfrs Members, Certain, Deemed Retired, Certain Circumstances

43:16A-9.6. PFRS members, certain, deemed retired, certain circumstances
1.Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph b. of subsection (2) of section 9 of P.L.1944, c.255 (C.43:16A-9) to the contrary, a member of the Police and Firemen's Retirement System with at least 15 years of creditable service who becomes incapacitated as a result of alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency and dies prior to applying for ordinary disability retirement, shall be deemed to be retired as of the date of the member's death if, on or before the 60th day following that date of death or the effective date of this act, whichever is later, the surviving beneficiary makes that request in writing to the board. Upon approval by the board, the request shall become irrevocable, and the survivors of the member shall receive all benefits due to survivors of an ordinary disability retiree of the retirement system; provided, however, that the surviving beneficiary repays to the retirement system the member's aggregate contributions at the time of death which the surviving beneficiary received pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of section 9 of P.L.1944, c.255 (C.43:16A-9).

L.1998, c.62.


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