New Jersey Statutes Title 43. Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation 43 § 10-69.1

Any member of the pension fund created pursuant to R.S. 43:10-69, who withdraws from service or ceases to be an employee for any cause other than death or retirement, shall, upon the filing of an application therefor, receive all his accumulated deductions standing to the credit of his account, plus interest at the rate of 2% per annum. If the member shall die before withdrawing or before endorsing the check constituting the return of his accumulated deductions, the deductions shall be paid to his beneficiary. If no beneficiary has been named, the deductions shall be paid to his estate.