3-13A-23. Date for commencement of annuity distributions--Interest--Distribution after participant's death. A participant who does not take a total lump-sum distribution, transfer funds by rollover pursuant to § 3-13A-20, or transfer funds by trustee-to-trustee transfer pursuant to § 3-13A-19 may begin annuity distributions by selecting a retirement date, as set out in § 3-13A-22. If a participant does not make a selection, the participant's normal retirement date is as defined in subdivision 3-13A-2(7). However, distributions of a participant's benefits shall begin no later than the later of April first of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the participant reaches seventy and one-half years of age, or April first of the calendar year following the calendar year of the participant's retirement.

If the distribution begins prior to the participant's death, the entire interest shall be distributed over a period not to exceed the life expectancy of the participant or the life expectancies of the participant and a designated beneficiary. Any amount not distributed during the participant's life shall be distributed after the participant's death at least as rapidly as under the distribution method being used on the date of the participant's death. If the distribution begins after the participant's death, the entire amount payable to the participant shall be paid during a period of no more than five years, unless the distribution commences within one year and the participant's spouse is the named beneficiary, then during the life expectancy of the surviving spouse. If the surviving spouse is the participant's sole designated beneficiary and the surviving spouse then dies before distributions are required to begin, the provisions of this section apply as if the surviving spouse were the participant.

Source: SL 2004, ch 43, § 22; SDCL, § 3-12-186; SL 2005, ch 28, § 1.