1. The spouse of a Legislator who is a member of the Legislators’ Retirement System killed in the course of legislative service on or after July 1, 2013, is entitled to receive a monthly allowance equivalent to the greater of:
(a) Fifty percent of the salary of the member on the date of the member’s death; or
(b) One hundred percent of the retirement allowance that the member was eligible to receive based on the member’s years of service obtained before the member’s death without any reduction for age for the deceased member.
2. The benefits provided by this section must be paid to the spouse for the remainder of the spouse’s life.
3. The spouse may elect to receive the benefits by any one of the following only:
(a) This section; or
(b) NRS 218C.580.
4. For the purposes of this section, the Board shall define by regulation "killed in the course of legislative service."
5. As used in this section:
(a) "Domestic partner" means a person who is in a domestic partnership which is registered or recognized pursuant to chapter 122A of NRS and which has not been terminated pursuant to that chapter.
(b) "Spouse" means the surviving husband, wife or domestic partner of a Legislator killed in the course of legislative service.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2737; A 2017, 295)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 218C - Legislators’ Retirement
NRS 218C.040 - "Board" defined.
NRS 218C.080 - "Retirement allowance" defined.
NRS 218C.100 - Establishment of System.
NRS 218C.110 - Effect of termination or partial termination of System.
NRS 218C.150 - System administered by Public Employees’ Retirement Board; rules.
NRS 218C.170 - Legislators’ Retirement Fund: Creation and purpose; sources; payments.
NRS 218C.180 - Legislators’ Retirement Fund: Administration and investment.
NRS 218C.190 - Legislators’ Retirement Fund: Report of income and disbursements.
NRS 218C.200 - Administration of accounts of members and recipients of benefits.
NRS 218C.340 - Limitations on contributions and benefits under federal law.
NRS 218C.350 - Computation of service credit.
NRS 218C.370 - Purchase of service credit: General requirements.
NRS 218C.380 - Purchase of service credit: Deferred payment; contributions; administrative fees.
NRS 218C.390 - Deduction and payment of contributions.
NRS 218C.500 - Determination of monthly benefits.
NRS 218C.510 - Additional benefits; cost-of-living increases.
NRS 218C.520 - Limitation on distributions to members of System.
NRS 218C.530 - Limitation on compensation used to determine benefits.
NRS 218C.550 - Actuarial assumptions used in computation of benefits.
NRS 218C.560 - Prohibition against applying forfeitures to increase benefits.
NRS 218C.570 - Options for payment of benefits to designated beneficiary after member’s death.
NRS 218C.580 - Benefits for survivors.
NRS 218C.582 - Benefits for spouse of member killed in course of legislative service.
NRS 218C.584 - Benefits for survivors of member killed in course of legislative service.