If a former member who is eligible for a vested allowance dies before payment of the vested allowance starts, the Board of Trustees, after receiving proof of death, shall pay the former member’s accumulated contributions to:
(1) the designated beneficiary; or
(2) if there is no designated beneficiary, the former member's estate.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits
Section 29-201 - Scope of Subtitle
Section 29-202 - Death Benefit -- Generally
Section 29-203 - Special Death Benefit -- Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System
Section 29-204 - Special Death Benefit -- State Police Retirement System
Section 29-204.1 - Special Death Benefit -- Correctional Officers' Retirement System
Section 29-205 - Election of Allowance -- Retirement Systems and Local Fire and Police Transferees