43:3C-9.1 - Corpus, income of retirement systems, restrictions on use, diversions

43:3C-9.1.  Corpus, income of retirement systems, restrictions on use, diversions1.  In accordance with the provisions of section 401 (a) (2) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, and subject to such exceptions as may be permitted for governmental plans under section 401 (a) (2) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, at no time prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities with respect to members and their beneficiaries under the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund, established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:66-1 et seq., the Judicial Retirement System, established pursuant to P.L.1973, c.140 (C.43:6A-1 et seq.), the Prison Officers' Pension Fund, established pursuant to P.L.1941, c.220 (C.43:7-7 et seq.), the Public Employees' Retirement System, established pursuant to P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-1 et seq.), the Consolidated Police and Firemen's Pension Fund, established pursuant to R.S.43:16-1 et seq., the Police and Firemen's Retirement System, established pursuant to P.L.1944, c.255 (C.43:16A-1 et seq.), the State Police Retirement System, established pursuant to P.L.1965, c.89 (C.53:5A-1 et seq.), and the Alternate Benefit Program, established pursuant to P.L.1969, c.242 (C.18A:66-167 et seq.), shall any part of the corpus or income of the respective retirement systems, within the taxable year or thereafter,  be used for or diverted to purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of the members or their beneficiaries.

L.1997,c.113,s.1.