Section 29-207 – Death Benefit for Former Members
If a former member who is eligible for a vested allowance dies before payment of the vested allowance starts, the Board of Trustees, after receiving proof of death, shall pay the former member’s accumulated contributions to: (1) the designated beneficiary; or (2) if there is no designated beneficiary, the former member’s estate.
Section 29-201 – Scope of Subtitle
This subtitle does not apply to the Judges’ Retirement System.
Section 29-202 – Death Benefit — Generally
(a) (1) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, when the Board of Trustees receives proof of death of an individual who died while employed as a member, the Board of Trustees shall pay to the designated beneficiary or, if there is no designated beneficiary, to the member’s estate the amounts specified in this subsection. (ii) If a […]
Section 29-203 – Special Death Benefit — Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System
(a) (1) This subsection applies only to an individual who dies while employed as a member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System: (i) without willful negligence by the member; and (ii) with more than 2 years of eligibility service. (2) When the Board of Trustees receives proof of death of a member and finds that the death has occurred […]
Section 29-204 – Special Death Benefit — State Police Retirement System
(a) (1) This subsection applies only to an individual who dies while employed as a member of the State Police Retirement System: (i) without willful negligence by the member; and (ii) with more than 2 years of eligibility service. (2) When the Board of Trustees receives proof of death of a member and finds that the death has occurred in […]
Section 29-204.1 – Special Death Benefit — Correctional Officers’ Retirement System
(a) This section applies only to an individual who dies while employed as a member of the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System: (1) without willful negligence by the member; and (2) with death arising out of or in the course of the actual performance of duty. (b) When the Board of Trustees receives proof of death of a member and […]
Section 29-204.2 – Special Death Benefit — Employees’ Retirement or Pension System, or Teachers’ Retirement or Pension System
(a) This section applies only to an individual who is killed while a member of the Employees’ Retirement System, Employees’ Pension System, Teachers’ Retirement System, or Teachers’ Pension System: (1) without willful negligence by the member; and (2) with death arising out of or in the course of the actual performance of duty. (b) When the Board of Trustees […]
Section 29-205 – Election of Allowance — Retirement Systems and Local Fire and Police Transferees
(a) This section applies to an individual who died while employed as a member: (1) (i) of the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System; (ii) of the Employees’ Retirement System; (iii) of the Local Fire and Police System, if the member had transferred from the Employees’ Retirement System; or (iv) of the Teachers’ Retirement System; and (2) (i) who was eligible to retire; or (ii) who […]
Section 29-206 – Election of Allowance — Pension Systems
(a) This section applies to an individual who died while employed as a member: (1) (i) of the Employees’ Pension System; (ii) of the Teachers’ Pension System; or (iii) of the Local Fire and Police System, if the member had not transferred from the Employees’ Retirement System; and (2) (i) who was eligible to retire; (ii) who had at least 25 years of […]