Mississippi Code
Article 5 - Disability and Relief Fund for Firemen and Policemen Under Laws 1930, Chapter 55
§ 21-29-255. Death benefits

[For any municipality that has not elected to authorize the continuation or reinstatement of spouse retirement benefits under the provisions of Section 21-29-329, this section shall read as follows:]
If any member of the fire or police department dies while a member of the fire department or police department, and the member has not less than five (5) years' service with the department, there shall be paid from the firemen's and policemen's disability and relief fund the following benefits:

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 21 - Municipalities

Chapter 29 - Employees' Retirement and Disability Systems

Article 5 - Disability and Relief Fund for Firemen and Policemen Under Laws 1930, Chapter 55

§ 21-29-201. Creation of disability and relief fund and system for firemen and policemen

§ 21-29-203. Election as to inauguration of disability and relief fund and system

§ 21-29-205. Election as to continuation of disability and relief system and fund; effect thereof; discontinuance of new memberships

§ 21-29-207. Organization of board of disability and relief; advisory board; compensation

§ 21-29-209. Powers and duties of the board of disability and relief

§ 21-29-215. Creation of board of disability and relief appeals

§ 21-29-217. Appeals

§ 21-29-220. Tax proceeds transferred to Public Employees' Retirement System

§ 21-29-221. Discontinuance and reinstatement of ad valorem tax; actuarial study

§ 21-29-223. Disability and relief fund constitutes special fund; transfer of moneys to Public Employees' Retirement System

§ 21-29-225. Allowances upon disability and relief fund

§ 21-29-227. Investment of part of disability and relief fund

§ 21-29-229. Tax on premiums of fire and lightning insurers

§ 21-29-231. On what premiums tax may be imposed; tax not to be used as an element of premium

§ 21-29-233. Duty of state tax commission

§ 21-29-235. Failure of insurance company to report

§ 21-29-237. Persons entitled to benefits

§ 21-29-239. Service records to be kept

§ 21-29-241. Disability relief

§ 21-29-243. Physical and mental examination

§ 21-29-245. Retirement benefits

§ 21-29-247. Cost-of-living increases

§ 21-29-249. Refunds

§ 21-29-251. Alternative program; retirement benefits

§ 21-29-253. Alternative program; refunds

§ 21-29-255. Death benefits

§ 21-29-255. Death benefits

§ 21-29-257. Exemption from process

§ 21-29-259. Suit shall not be filed in cases of insufficient fund

§ 21-29-261. Application of article