3-13A-15. Beneficiaries of participant's account.
A participant may designate a beneficiary to receive the participant's benefits under the program in case of the death of the participant. If no beneficiary is designated or the beneficiary has predeceased the participant, the participant's benefits shall be paid as follows:
(1)To the participant's surviving spouse;
(2)If there is no surviving spouse, then to all surviving children of the participant, irrespective of age, on a share-alike basis; or
(3)If there is no surviving spouse and there are no surviving children, then to the participant's estate.
Source: SL 2004, ch 43, §14; SDCL §3-12-178; SL 2005, ch 28, §1; SL 2012, ch 26, §15.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 3 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 13A - South Dakota Special Pay Retirement Program
Section 3-13A-1 - Special pay retirement program established.
Section 3-13A-2 - Definitions.
Section 3-13A-3 - Special pay fund.
Section 3-13A-4 - Board controls program as fiduciary--Promulgation of rules.
Section 3-13A-6 - Time for transfer of compensation to trust.
Section 3-13A-7 - Participant account.
Section 3-13A-8 - Vesting of participant account--Forfeiture.
Section 3-13A-9 - Investment of funds.
Section 3-13A-10 - Lump-sum distribution to participant.
Section 3-13A-11 - Investment alternatives--Transfer of account balances by participants.
Section 3-13A-12 - Transfer of funds from terminated investment selection.
Section 3-13A-13 - Allocation of investment return among participant accounts--Accounting dates.
Section 3-13A-14 - Valuation of investment alternatives.
Section 3-13A-15 - Beneficiaries of participant's account.
Section 3-13A-17 - Powers and duties of executive director.
Section 3-13A-20 - Rollover transfer of participant's account.
Section 3-13A-21 - Rollover transfer of participant's account in another plan.
Section 3-13A-23 - Annuity distributions date.
Section 3-13A-23.1 - Required minimum distributions--General rule.
Section 3-13A-23.2 - Required minimum distributions--Participant's death after distributions begun.
Section 3-13A-23.3 - Required minimum distributions--Participant's death before distributions begun.
Section 3-13A-23.4 - Required minimum distributions--Reasonable and made in good faith.
Section 3-13A-23.5 - Required minimum distributions--Participant's death after December 31, 2021.
Section 3-13A-23.6 - Required minimum distributions--Waiver of 2020.