Death Prior to Retirement without Survivor Benefits

(a) Upon death of a member occurring before his retirement on a service retirement annuity or disability retirement annuity, leaving no persons eligible for survivor annuities as provided in § 8134 of this Chapter the following shall be payable: (1) A refund of the total amount of contributions made by the member, including regular interest; and (2) If the member was an employee at the date of death, 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 a 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 SOURCE: GC § 4214, as repealed and reenacted by P.L. 11-171:2 (Sept. 11, 1972). 2025 NOTE: The Compiler has corrected a manifest error in past publications of the GCA, regarding an incorrect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/subitem designations added/altered pursuant to authority by 1 GCA § 1606.