43:15A-64 - Effect of lack of Social Security coverage and insufficient service credit - New Jersey Statutes

43:15A-64.  Effect of lack of Social Security coverage and insufficient service credit
    Any other provision of this act notwithstanding (a) any member of the retirement system who is not covered under the old-age and survivor's insurance  provisions of Title II of the Federal Social Security Act as a public employee  shall not be eligible for the death benefit provisions of sections 38, 41,  45(c), 46(c), 48 (c), 49(e) and 57 except for the payment of accumulated  deductions together with regular interest;  (b) no beneficiary of a pensioner  who enrolled as a member on or after July 1, 1971 and who retired for any  reason other than disability shall be entitled to receive benefits pursuant to  the noncontributory death benefit coverages provided by this chapter if the  pensioner had less than 10 years of service credit for retirement purposes at  the time of retirement.

     L.1954, c. 84, p. 517, s. 64.  Amended by L.1966, c. 217, s. 14;  L.1971, c. 213, s. 29, eff. June 17, 1971.