O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-103 (2019)

Benefits payable to a named beneficiary upon death of a member before benefits have commenced or before benefits equal to the member’s dues have been paid

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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(a) In the event of the death of a member of the fund who is in good standing and who has not commenced receiving any benefits under this chapter, the designated beneficiary of such deceased member shall be entitled to be paid the amount of $5,000.00, upon making proper application to the executive director of the fund. Such application shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the death certificate of the deceased member and such other information as may be required by the board.

(b) In the event of the death of a member of the fund who is in good standing, who has not elected survivor benefits under Option A or B as provided for in subsection (d) of Code Section 47-7-100, and who has commenced receiving benefits under this chapter, but who has not received total benefits in an amount equal to $5,000.00, the member’s named beneficiary shall be entitled to receive the difference between $5,000.00 and the amount of benefits received by such deceased member, upon making application as provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section.

History

(Ga. L. 1956, p. 368, § 6; Ga. L. 1962, p. 550, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 562, § 9; Ga. L. 2010, p. 438, § 6/HB 1150.)

Annotations

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Interest on return of contributions not authorized. - Fund does not authorize the payment of interest on the return of contributions, including those contributions made by late applicants for membership pursuant

to Ga. L. 1968, pp. 441 and 444, pertaining to membership for firefighters not previously members in the fund. 1970 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 70-82.

RESEARCH REFERENCES C.J.S. - 62 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 573 et seq. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 319 et seq. ALR. - Relationship between fireman’s

or policeman’s performance of official duties and his death, for purpose of recovery of benefits by survivors, 27 ALR2d 1004. Effect of divorce, remarriage, or annul-

ment, on widow’s pension or bonus rights or social security benefits, 85 ALR2d 242.