{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-43-16a-12.4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 43:16A-12.4","heading":"Requirements for receipt of death benefits;  minimum amount of  benefit payable","body":"Any other provision of this act notwithstanding, (a) 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 death benefit coverages provided by section 5 of chapter 255 of the laws  of 1944 and sections 16 and 17 of chapter 241 of the laws of 1964, if the  pensioner had less than 10 years of service credit for retirement purposes at  the time of retirement;  and (b) no member or beneficiary shall be entitled to  receive a monthly retirement allowance or other benefit payable pursuant to  this chapter unless the amount of the allowance or benefit would be at least  $25.00 per month.\nL.1971, c. 175, s. 19, eff. June 1, 1971.","path":["TITLE 43 PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT \t\t\tCOMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"eedd288ad52e993ecd3b27ffec0568a40be629a540e701bcd67636962af1b1b8","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-43-16a-12.3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-43-16a-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}