(1) If an active member of this system enrolled in Division A under Section 49-15-301 dies, benefits are payable as follows: (a) If the death is classified by the office as a line-of-duty death, benefits are payable as follows: (i) If the member has accrued less than 20 years of public safety service credit, the surviving spouse shall receive a lump sum equal to six months of the active member's final average salary and an allowance equal to 30% of the member's final average monthly salary. (ii) If the member has accrued 20 or more years of public safety service credit, the member shall be considered to have retired with an allowance calculated under Section 49-15-402 and the surviving spouse shall receive the death benefit payable to a surviving spouse under Section 49-15-504. (b) If the death is not classified as a line-of-duty death by the office, benefits are payable as follows: (i) If the member has accrued less than 10 years of public safety service credit, the surviving spouse shall receive the sum of $1,000 or a refund of the member's member contributions, whichever is greater. (ii) If the member has accrued 10 or more years, but less than 20 years of public safety service credit at the time of death, the surviving spouse shall receive the sum of $500, plus an allowance equal to 2% of the member's final average monthly salary for each year of service credit accrued by the member up to a maximum of 30% of the member's final average monthly salary. (iii) If the member has accrued 20 or more years of public safety service credit, the benefit shall be calculated as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii).
(a) If the death is classified by the office as a line-of-duty death, benefits are payable as follows: (i) If the member has accrued less than 20 years of public safety service credit, the surviving spouse shall receive a lump sum equal to six months of the active member's final average salary and an allowance equal to 30% of the member's final average monthly salary. (ii) If the member has accrued 20 or more years of public safety service credit, the member shall be considered to have retired with an allowance calculated under Section 49-15-402 and the surviving spouse shall receive the death benefit payable to a surviving spouse under Section 49-15-504.
(i) If the member has accrued less than 20 years of public safety service credit, the surviving spouse shall receive a lump sum equal to six months of the active member's final average salary and an allowance equal to 30% of the member's final average monthly salary.
(ii) If the member has accrued 20 or more years of public safety service credit, the member shall be considered to have retired with an allowance calculated under Section 49-15-402 and the surviving spouse shall receive the death benefit payable to a surviving spouse under Section 49-15-504.
(b) If the death is not classified as a line-of-duty death by the office, benefits are payable as follows: (i) If the member has accrued less than 10 years of public safety service credit, the surviving spouse shall receive the sum of $1,000 or a refund of the member's member contributions, whichever is greater. (ii) If the member has accrued 10 or more years, but less than 20 years of public safety service credit at the time of death, the surviving spouse shall receive the sum of $500, plus an allowance equal to 2% of the member's final average monthly salary for each year of service credit accrued by the member up to a maximum of 30% of the member's final average monthly salary. (iii) If the member has accrued 20 or more years of public safety service credit, the benefit shall be calculated as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii).
(i) If the member has accrued less than 10 years of public safety service credit, the surviving spouse shall receive the sum of $1,000 or a refund of the member's member contributions, whichever is greater.
(ii) If the member has accrued 10 or more years, but less than 20 years of public safety service credit at the time of death, the surviving spouse shall receive the sum of $500, plus an allowance equal to 2% of the member's final average monthly salary for each year of service credit accrued by the member up to a maximum of 30% of the member's final average monthly salary.
(iii) If the member has accrued 20 or more years of public safety service credit, the benefit shall be calculated as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii).
(2) Except as provided under Subsection (1)(b)(i), benefits are not payable to minor children under Division A.
(3) If a benefit is not distributed under this section, and the member has designated a beneficiary, the member's member contribution shall be paid to the beneficiary.
(4) (a) A surviving spouse who requests a benefit under this section shall apply in writing to the office. (b) The allowance shall begin on the first day of the month following the month in which the: (i) member died, if the application is received by the office within 90 days of the member's death; or (ii) application is received by the office, if the application is received by the office more than 90 days after the member's death.
(a) A surviving spouse who requests a benefit under this section shall apply in writing to the office.
(b) The allowance shall begin on the first day of the month following the month in which the: (i) member died, if the application is received by the office within 90 days of the member's death; or (ii) application is received by the office, if the application is received by the office more than 90 days after the member's death.
(i) member died, if the application is received by the office within 90 days of the member's death; or
(ii) application is received by the office, if the application is received by the office more than 90 days after the member's death.
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