RCW 41.20.090
Lump sum payment on death before or after retirement.
Whenever any member of the police department of such city shall, after five years of service in said department, die, his or her surviving spouse or, if there is no surviving spouse, the child or children under the age of eighteen years, or if there is no surviving spouse or child or children, then his or her parents or unmarried sister or sisters, minor brother or brothers, dependent upon him or her for support, shall be entitled to the sum of one thousand dollars from such fund. This section to apply to members who shall have been retired, for any reason, from active service under the provisions of this chapter.
[ 2012 c 117 § 28; 1959 c 78 § 6; 1937 c 24 § 4; 1915 c 40 § 4; 1911 c 18 § 4; 1909 c 39 § 8; RRS § 9586.]
NOTES:
Construction—1937 c 24: "Nothing contained in this act shall affect or be construed as affecting the validity of any act done, obligation entered into, or rights accrued, or any proceedings had or pending under the act of which this act is amendatory." [ 1937 c 24 § 6; RRS § 9592-1.]
Severability—1937 c 24: "If any section or part of this act shall be held to be unconstitutional and void, such holding shall not effect [affect] the remaining portions of the act." [ 1937 c 24 § 7; RRS § 9592-2.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions
Chapter 41.20 - Police Relief and Pensions in First-Class Cities.
41.20.010 - Board of trustees—Composition.
41.20.020 - Officers of board—Annual report.
41.20.030 - Meetings—Disbursements of fund—Quorum.
41.20.040 - Additional powers of board.
41.20.050 - Pension on retirement for years of service.
41.20.060 - Pension on retirement for duty connected disability.
41.20.061 - Increase in presently payable benefits for service or disability authorized.
41.20.065 - Pension on retirement for nonduty disability.
41.20.070 - Certificate of disability.
41.20.080 - Pension on death before or after retirement.
41.20.086 - Increase in certain presently payable death benefits authorized.
41.20.090 - Lump sum payment on death before or after retirement.
41.20.100 - Examination of disability pensioners—Emergency duty.
41.20.110 - Withdrawal of pension—Grounds.
41.20.140 - Pension payments monthly—Surplus to general fund.
41.20.150 - Return of member's contributions—Option to be classified as vested member.
41.20.155 - Return of member's contributions—Applicability.
41.20.160 - Credit for membership in private organization acquired by city of first class.
41.20.170 - Transfer of membership.
41.20.180 - Exemption from taxation and judicial process—Exception—Assignability.
41.20.900 - Construction—1959 c 6—Benefits retroactively authorized.
41.20.920 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.