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.)