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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 29, § 31D (2026)

Payment of salaries upon death of officers or employees; discharge of liability

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Section 31D. Whenever an officer or employee or former officer or employee of the commonwealth dies, and the commonwealth owes that officer or employee any sum or sums, by reason of services rendered or by reason of the terms of the officer or employee's employment, the comptroller may issue such sums to the beneficiaries designated to the employee under section 31A. Payments made as provided in this section shall discharge the liability of the commonwealth to all persons with respect to such sum or sums.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1986–1986 · leading case: Stiles v. Stiles, 487 N.E.2d 874 (Mass. App. Ct. 1986).
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Stiles v. Stiles, 487 N.E.2d 874 (Mass. App. Ct. 1986). “Shall a person designated by operation of law as the appropriate primary beneficiary be deemed a beneficiary “appointed” under option (d) for purposes of § ll(2)(c)? We think that is the more sound reading.”
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