§ 43:15A-48 — Retirement allowance for service.

48. A member, upon retirement for service, shall receive a retirement allowance consisting of: a. An annuity which shall be the actuarial equivalent of his accumulated deductions together with regular interest; and b. A pension in the amount which, when added to the member's annuity, will provide a total retirement allowance of 1/64 of final compensation for each year of service credited as Class A service and 1/55 of final compensation for each year of service credited as Class B service, or for a person who becomes a member of the retirement system on or after the effective date of P.L.2010, c.1 1/60 of final compensation for each year of service credited as Class B service. c. Upon the receipt of proper proofs of the death of a member who has retired on a service retirement allowance, there shall be paid to the member's beneficiary, an amount equal to 3/16 of the compensation upon which contributions by the member to the annuity savings fund were based in the last year of creditable service. L.1954, c.84, s.48; amended 1955, c.261, s.14; 1971, c.213, s.22; 2001, c.133, s.13; 2010, c.1, s.13.