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O.C.G.A. § 47-14-79 — Death benefit paid to designated beneficiary of member who dies in service | Georgia Code

O.C.G.A. § 47-14-79 (2018) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Scholar Amendments

TITLE 47 RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS

Section 14. Superior Court Clerks' Retirement Fund of Georgia, 47-14-1 through 47-14-91.

ARTICLE 5 RETIREMENT BENEFITS, DISABILITY BENEFITS, AND SPOUSES' BENEFITS

47-14-79. Death benefit paid to designated beneficiary of member who dies in service.

A death benefit in the amount of $5,000.00 shall be paid to the designated beneficiary of any member who dies in service. In the absence of a designated beneficiary, such amount shall be paid to the deceased member's estate. For members eligible for a surviving spouse's benefit, such amount shall be in addition to the benefit provided pursuant to Code Section 47-14-72.

(Code 1981, §47-14-79, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 421, § 2/HB 486.)

Effective date.

- This Code section became effective July 1, 2010.

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