{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-53-5a-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 53:5A-5","heading":"Membership","body":"5.  The membership of the retirement system shall include:\na.  The members of the former \"State Police Retirement and Benevolent Fund.\"\nb.  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.\nc.  A person appointed to the Division of State Police under section 3 of P.L.1983, c.403 (C.39:2-9.3).\nd.  A person appointed to the Division of State Police under section 1 of P.L.1997, c.19 (C.53:1-8.2).\nMembership in the retirement system is a condition of employment for such officers, non-commissioned officers and troopers.\nL.1965,c.89,s.5; amended 1983, c.403, s.37; 1997, c.19, s.7.","path":["TITLE 53 STATE POLICE"],"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":"866ef12c5b9099c093dd6ce58fb8285294d85e65ec0abc6ed4a24e887d46c0f6","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-53-5a-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-53-5a-5.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}