45-37A-51.231
Section 45-37A-51.231 Eligibility for service connected death benefit. (a) The survivors of
the deceased participant described in Section 45-37A-51.229 shall be eligible to receive a
service connected death benefit if they continued to be legally married on the date of the
death of the deceased participant. Further, the survivor shall continue to be eligible to
receive the monthly service connected death benefit until he or she shall die or remarry,
whichever shall first occur. (b) Service connection death benefits attributable or payable
to or on behalf of the deceased participant's child or children shall only be payable with
respect to such child or children who are both unmarried and 18 years of age or younger except
that with respect to an unmarried child or children who shall continue to be a student regularly
attending school, or unmarried and disabled children, benefits shall continue to be payable
until they attain age 23. (Act 2006-339, p. 851, Art. VI, §13.)...
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45-37A-51.229
Section 45-37A-51.229 Eligibility for survivor's benefits. (a) The surviving spouse of the
deceased or participant described in Section 45-37A-51.228 shall be eligible to receive a
survivor's benefit. The next foregoing sentence shall apply to a spouse married to the retiree
or participant at the time of such retiree's or participant's death, regardless of whether
the marriage occurred before or after the retiree's or participant's departure from service.
The surviving spouse shall continue to be eligible to receive the monthly survivor's benefit
until he or she shall die or remarry, whichever shall first occur. If a survivor's benefit
ceases because the survivor remarries, in the event the marriage is terminated by annulment,
divorce, or death of the survivor's spouse, then on such termination the survivor shall be
eligible to receive the survivor's benefits. (b) In the event the deceased retiree or participant
should not be survived by his or her spouse or in the event the spouse...
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45-37A-51.230
for each eligible child of the deceased participant. However, in no event shall the monthly
benefit payable to the spouse hereunder exceed 75 percent of the monthly salary of the deceased
participant. (2) CHILD OR CHILDREN BENEFIT. Should there be no surviving spouse or should
the surviving spouse fail to qualify hereunder, there shall be payable to or for the benefit
of such deceased participant's child or children a monthly benefit equal to 60 percent of
the deceased participant's monthly salary as provided in Section 45-37A-51.229 (3) DECEASED
PARTICIPANT'S MONTHLY SALARY. For the purpose of this section, the deceased participant's
monthly salary shall mean his or her final average salary except that with respect to a participant
who should be killed in the line of service prior to having accumulated five years of credited
service hereunder, it shall mean his or her monthly salary as of the date of injury
which resulted in his or her death. (Act 2006-339, p. 851, Art. VI, §12.)...
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45-8A-22.119
the plan pursuant to Section 45-8A-22.117, into the trust to a beneficiary who has been designated
by the participant, in writing, executed by the participant on a form prescribed by the retirement
board and delivered to the secretary-treasurer. In the event that the participant has not
designated a beneficiary, the retirement board shall, upon demand, pay the lump sum equal
to the deceased participant's contributions made to the plan pursuant to Section 45-8A-22.117,
into the trust to the personal representative of the estate of the deceased participant.
Any amounts received by the participant in his or her lifetime or by his or her surviving
spouse or children following the death of the participant shall be deducted from the amount
payable to the beneficiary properly designated by the participant or to the estate of the
deceased participant pursuant to the terms of the plan. Any attempt to designate a beneficiary
pursuant to the terms of this subsection not in compliance with the...
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45-37A-51.11
or police officer who has not executed within the time hereinafter specified an instrument
which shall provide that in the event of his or her death the board of managers of this supplemental
pension system shall receive the return of any contributions made by him or her to this supplemental
pension system and to the general retirement and relief system created by Act 929, which if
he or she had not executed the instrument would be returnable to his or her severance nominee,
his or her personal representative, his or her spouse, children, father, mother, sisters
or brothers of the deceased, or to any other person. (2) To render this section applicable,
firefighters and police officers who have accumulated as much as five years of credited service
under Act 929 may execute the instrument at any time within 90 days from the date on which
this subsection becomes effective; and firefighters or police officers who have not accumulated
as much as five years of credited service on the...
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45-37A-51.07
or police officer who has not executed within the time hereinafter specified an instrument
which shall provide that in the event of his or her death the board of managers of this supplemental
pension system shall receive the return of contributions made by him or her to this supplemental
pension system and to the general retirement and relief system created by Act 929, which if
he or she had not executed the instrument would be returnable to his or her severance nominee,
his or her personal representatives, his or her spouse, children, father, mother, sisters,
or brothers of the deceased, or to any other person. To render this section applicable the
firefighter or police officer may execute the instrument at any time prior to his or her having
accumulated as much as 20 years of credited service under Act 929. Such instrument when executed
shall be revocable by the firefighter or police officer executing the same until he or she
has accumulated at least 20 years of credited...
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45-37A-51.228
Section 45-37A-51.228 Survivor's benefits. (a) Effective July 1, 2002, in the event of the
death of a retiree or participant who, on the date of his or her death was eligible for voluntary
retirement under Section 45-37A-51.220, there may be payable a monthly survivor's benefit
equal to 60 percent of the monthly retirement benefit which the retiree was receiving or was
entitled to receive prior to his or her death or which the participant would have been entitled
to receive had he or she retired under Section 45-37A-51.220 on the day preceding his or her
death; notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the survivor's benefit may be increased pursuant
to Section 45-37A-51.242. In the event any survivor is being paid an amount in excess of 60
percent of the retiree's monthly benefit on May 1, 2006, such survivor's benefits shall not
be decreased. (b)(1) Effective July 1, 2002, upon the death of any retiree or participant
who at the time of his or her death was not eligible for voluntary...
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45-37A-52.228
Section 45-37A-52.228 Survivor's benefits. (a) Effective July 1, 2002, in the event of the
death of a retiree or participant who, on the date of his or her death was eligible for voluntary
retirement under Section 45-37A-51.220, there may be payable a monthly survivor's benefit
equal to 60 percent of the monthly retirement benefit which the retiree was receiving or was
entitled to receive prior to his or her death or which the participant would have been entitled
to receive had he or she retired under Section 45-37A-51.220 on the day preceding his or her
death; notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the survivor's benefit may be increased pursuant
to Section 45-37A-51.242. In the event any survivor is being paid an amount in excess of 60
percent of the retiree's monthly benefit on May 1, 2006, such survivor's benefits shall not
be decreased. (b)(1) Effective July 1, 2002, upon the death of any retiree or participant
who at the time of his or her death was not eligible for voluntary...
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45-8A-22.120
Section 45-8A-22.120 Optional benefit plans. (a) Optional Plans. Any participant terminating
service on or after January 1, 1989, pursuant to the terms of Section 45-8A-22.113, Section
45-8A-22.114, or Section 45-8A-22.116 shall, within 20 days of the effective date of termination
have the option of electing a pension plan with or without death benefits from one of the
following three optional plans: (1) Option A-Fifty Percent Joint and Survivor Plan. a. A participant
having elected Option A shall, during his or her lifetime, receive a monthly benefit from
the plan in accordance with Section 45-8A-22.113, Section 45-8A-22.114, or Section 45-8A-22.116.
b. In the event that a participant dies from any cause and leaves a surviving spouse, the
retirement board shall direct the payment to the spouse of a monthly pension equal to 50 percent
of the amount of the pension being paid to the participant at the time of his or her death;
provided, however, with respect to retirements pursuant to...
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45-37A-51.120
Section 45-37A-51.120 Definitions. (a) The following words, terms, and phrases, wherever used
in this subpart, including this section, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them in this section, unless the context plainly indicates otherwise or that a more restricted
or extended meaning is intended: (1) ANNIVERSARY DATE. The date of establishment and the month
and day thereof annually thereafter. (2) APPOINTED EMPLOYEE. A person who holds his or her
office or position by reason of being appointed by the mayor or city council or other appointing
authority of the city; who is not a classified service employee; and who serves solely at
the pleasure of the respective appointing authority. (3) BASIC MONTHLY EARNINGS and MONTHLY
SALARY. Basic monthly compensation, exclusive of overtime or other forms of extra compensation
but including longevity pay, which shall be regarded as having been received in equal monthly
installments during each of the months prior to the accrual date...
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