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24-51-906. Deceased member who was eligible for service or reduced service retirement.

Statute text

(1) In accordance with the provisions of this part 9, if a member met the age and service credit requirements for service retirement as of the date of death, pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-602 or 24-51-604, survivor benefits or a single payment shall be payable in the following order:

(a) To the cobeneficiary;

(b) To the surviving spouse of the member if no cobeneficiary specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) exists;

(d) To dependent parents if none of the persons specified in paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection (1) exist;

(e) To the named beneficiary if none of the persons specified in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subsection (1) exist;

(f) To the estate of the deceased member if none of the persons specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) of this subsection (1) exist.

History

Source: L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1068, 1, effective July 1. L. 97: IP(1) amended, p. 67, 13, effective July 1.

Annotations

Editor's note: This section is similar to former 24-51-125, 24-51-806, and 24-51-807 as they existed prior to 1987. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.