New Jersey Statutes 53:5A-5. Membership
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 53:5A-5
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. The members of the former “State Police Retirement and Benevolent Fund.”
b. Any person becoming a full-time commissioned officer, noncommissioned officer or trooper of the Division of State Police of the Department of Law and Public Safety of the State of New Jersey; provided that the Division of State Police certified that he has satisfied the age and health requirements prescribed for members of the State Police force.
c. A person appointed to the Division of State Police under section 3 of P.L.1983, c.403 (C. 39:2-9.3).
d. A person appointed to the Division of State Police under section 1 of P.L.1997, c.19 (C. 53:1-8.2).
Membership in the retirement system is a condition of employment for such officers, non-commissioned officers and troopers.
L.1965,c.89,s.5; amended 1983, c.403, s.37; 1997, c.19, s.7.