Death After Retirement without Survivor Benefits

(a) Upon death of a member while in receipt of a service retirement annuity or disability retirement annuity, leaving no person entitled to survivor annuities as provided in § 8134 of this Chapter, the following shall be payable: (1) The total amount of contributions made by the member, including regular interest, less the total amount of annuity payments received by the member; and (2) A single sum death benefit payment in the amount of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000). (b) Payment of these refunds and benefits shall be made to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the member, in a nomination filed with the Board or if no such designation has been made, payment shall be made to the estate of the member. SOURCE: GC § 4215, as repealed and reenacted by P.L. 11-171:3 (Sept. 11, 1972). 2025 NOTE: The Compiler has corrected a manifest error in past publications of the GCA, regarding an incorrect date. 2018 NOTE: Subsection designations added/altered pursuant to authority by 1 GCA § 1606.