New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL
Chapter 2 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT
Section 17:2-6.16 - Compulsory retirement; Law Enforcement Officers (LEO)

(a) Members classified as "Law Enforcement Officers" shall be retired automatically by the Board as of the compulsory retirement date established pursuant to 43:15A-99.

(b) Should a member classified as a Law Enforcement Officer fail to file an application with the Division before the member's compulsory retirement date, the member shall be granted the maximum allowance payable on the member's account; however, no retirement checks will be disbursed until the member files the required application.

(c) If an application is not filed with the Division before a period of 30 days has elapsed after the Board has acted on the member's retirement, the member shall not be eligible to exercise any of the available retirement survivorship options and the member's retirement on maximum allowance shall stand as approved.

(d) When such a member files an application with the Division, the member shall be eligible to receive retirement benefits for the months that have elapsed since the date of the member's compulsory retirement, provided satisfactory evidence is received to show that the member terminated employment as of the member's compulsory retirement date.

(e) No retirement benefits shall be paid for any period the member continued in service beyond the compulsory retirement date, nor shall the member receive any credit for retirement purposes for salary received or service rendered beyond the compulsory retirement date.

(f) A LEO member who is also enrolled as a non-LEO member cannot continue the LEO membership or employment in the LEO capacity beyond age 65 should the member continue membership on the basis of the non-LEO position per 43:15A-99.