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24-4-1108. Benefit provisions — Death in service.
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24-4-1108. Benefit provisions — Death in service.
(a)(1) If an active member or former member with less than five (5) years of actual service dies while employed by a covered employer, the member's accumulated contributions and interest are refundable to the named beneficiary.
(2) If no designated person survives the member, the accumulated contributions will be paid in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution of the State of Arkansas.
(3) The payments may be made directly to a curator, guardian, administrator, or executor authorized to receive the payments with or without the appointment of a representative in this state.
(b) If an active member or former member with five (5) or more years of actual service dies before retirement, the benefits under this section will be paid upon written application to the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System as provided in § 24-4-608.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 24-4-1108
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24-4-1108. Benefit provisions — Death in service.
(a)(1) If an active member or former member with less than five (5) years of actual service dies while employed by a covered employer, the member's accumulated contributions and interest are refundable to the named beneficiary.
(2) If no designated person survives the member, the accumulated contributions will be paid in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution of the State of Arkansas.
(3) The payments may be made directly to a curator, guardian, administrator, or executor authorized to receive the payments with or without the appointment of a representative in this state.
(b) If an active member or former member with five (5) or more years of actual service dies before retirement, the benefits under this section will be paid upon written application to the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System as provided in § 24-4-608.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
24-4-608. Payment of benefits upon death of member before retirement — Exception.
(a) Effective July 1, 2001, if an active member or former member with five (5) or more years of actual service dies before retirement, the applicable benefits provided in this section shall be paid upon written application to the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System.
(b) For purposes of computing benefits provided by this section, the deceased member's or former member's compensation at the time of death shall be the member's compensation for the year immediately preceding the cessation of his or her pay.
(c)(1) A member's or former member's surviving spouse who was married to the member at least six (6) months immediately preceding his or her death shall receive an annuity computed in the same manner in all respects as if the member or former member had:
(A) Retired the date of his or her death with entitlement to an annuity provided for in § 24-4-601;
(B) Elected the Option B75 survivor annuity provided for in § 24-4-606(a)(4); and
(C) Nominated his or her spouse as joint beneficiary.
(2)(A) If the member or former member had satisfied the age and service requirements provided for in § 24-4-101 or had acquired twenty (20) years of actual service, the spouse annuity shall commence immediately and be payable for life. If the member or former member had not satisfied the age and service requirement provided for in § 24-4-101 or had not acquired twenty (20) years of actual service, then the spouse annuity shall commence immediately and be payable until the earlier of his or her remarriage or death.
(B) A surviving spouse who is otherwise eligible but whose benefit has been deferred because the spouse did not meet the age requirements in effect
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 24-4-608
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