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Title 49 - Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act
Chapter 13 - Public Employees' Noncontributory Retirement Act
Part 4 - Defined Benefit
Section 404 - Lump-sum death benefit for retiree and spouse.
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UT Code § 49-13-404 (2025)
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49-13-404. Lump-sum death benefit for retiree and spouse.
Amended by Chapter 118, 2004 General Session
- (1)
- (a) Upon retirement, a retiree may elect to have the office deduct an actuarially determined amount from the retiree's allowance to provide a lump-sum benefit payable to a beneficiary upon the death of the retiree.
- (b) Upon retirement, a retiree may also elect to have an actuarially determined amount deducted from the retiree's allowance to provide a lump-sum death benefit payable to a beneficiary upon the death of the retiree's lawful spouse at the time of retirement.
- (c) The board shall make rules for the administration of this lump-sum death benefit.
- (2)
- (a) For a retiree who pays for a lump-sum death benefit under this section through a reduction of an allowance, benefits shall be paid in accordance with Sections 49-11-609 and 49-11-610.
- (b) If the retiree chooses Option Three, Four, Five, or Six, and a lump-sum death benefit is payable after the death of the retiree, the allowance shall be restored to its original amount.
- (3)
- (a) A retiree whose retirement date is on or after July 1, 1995, may elect to cancel the lump-sum death benefit under this section.
- (b) The cancellation under this Subsection (3) is irrevocable.
- (c) Upon cancellation, the allowance shall be restored to its original amount and benefits under this section may not be paid.
Amended by Chapter 118, 2004 General Session
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