§20-18-22. Awards and Benefits for Disability Due to Other Causes
(a) Any member with ten or more years of contributing service and who after the effective date of this article and during covered employment: (1) Has been or becomes totally or partially disabled from any cause other than those set forth in 20-18-21 of this code and not due to vicious habits, intemperance, or willful […]
§20-18-23. Awards and Benefits for Disability Physical Examinations; Termination of Disability
(a) The board may require any member who has applied for or any retirant who is receiving disability benefits under this article to submit to a physical examination, mental examination or both, by a physician or physicians selected or approved by the board and may cause all costs incident to the examination and approved by […]
§20-18-24. Prior Disability
Any Natural Resources Police Officer who became totally disabled as a result of illness or injury incurred in the line of duty prior to the effective date of this article may not be a member of the Natural Resources Police Officer Retirement System.
§20-18-25. Awards and Benefits to Surviving Spouse When Member Dies in Performance of Duty, etc.
(a) The surviving spouse of any member who, after the effective date of this article while in covered employment, has died or dies by reason of injury, illness or disease resulting from an occupational risk or hazard inherent in or peculiar to the service required of members, while the member was or is engaged in […]
§20-18-26. Awards and Benefits to Surviving Spouse When Member Dies From Nonservice-Connected Causes
(a) In any case where a member who has been a member for at least 10 years, while in covered employment after the effective date of this article, has died or dies from any cause other than those specified in 20-18-25 of this code, and not due to vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct on […]
§20-18-27. Additional Death Benefits and Scholarships – Dependent Children
(a) In addition to the spouse death benefits in 20-18-25 and 20-18-26 of this code, the surviving spouse is entitled to receive and there shall be paid to the spouse $100 monthly for each dependent child. (b) If the surviving spouse dies while receiving death benefits provided in 20-18-25 or 20-18-26 of this code, or […]
§20-18-28. Burial Benefit
Any member who dies as a result of any service related illness or injury after the effective date is entitled to a lump sum burial benefit of $5,000. If the member is married, the burial benefit shall be paid to the members spouse. If the member is not married, the burial benefit shall be paid […]
§20-18-29. Double Death Benefits Prohibited
A surviving spouse is not entitled to receive simultaneous death benefits under this article as a result of the death of two or more members to whom the spouse was married. Any spouse who becomes eligible for a subsequent death benefit under this article while receiving a death benefit under this article shall receive the […]
§20-18-17. Conversion of Annual and Sick Leave Authorized for Health or Retirement Benefits
(a) Any member, who was a member of the Public Employee Retirement System prior to July 1, 2015, and who elected to become a member of this plan pursuant to 20-18-6 of this code and who has accrued annual leave or sick leave days with the division may elect to use the days at the […]
§20-18-18. Retirement Benefits
This section provides for a members accrued benefit payable starting at the members annuity starting date which follows the completion of a written application for the commencement of benefits. The member shall receive the accrued retirement benefit in the normal form or in an actuarial equivalent amount in an optional form as provided under 20-18-19 […]