3-13C-11 . Beneficiaries--Records.
Each participant may name a beneficiary to receive any death benefit due for participation in the plan, other than any income payable to a contingent. The participant may change any beneficiary from time to time. The participant's beneficiary designation and any change of beneficiary shall be subject to the provisions of §3-13C-13.
It is the responsibility of the participant to give written notice to the system of the name of the beneficiary on a form furnished for this purpose. The system shall maintain a record of each participant's beneficiary designation before the participant's retirement date.
If there is no beneficiary named or surviving when a participant dies, the participant's beneficiary shall be the participant's surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse, the executor or administrator of the participant's estate.
Source: SL 2020, ch 13, § 18.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 3 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 13C - Department Of Labor And Regulation Employee Retirement
Section 3-13C-1 - Definitions.
Section 3-13C-2 - Actuarial equivalent--Distribution expected--Determination of amount.
Section 3-13C-3 - Compensation determined.
Section 3-13C-4 - Credited past service--Determination.
Section 3-13C-5 - Credited service--Determination.
Section 3-13C-6 - Eligible retirement plan--Determination.
Section 3-13C-7 - Eligible rollover distribution.
Section 3-13C-8 - Normal retirement date--Determination.
Section 3-13C-9 - Confidentiality of records--Exceptions.
Section 3-13C-10 - Class D members vested--Contributions not required--Participation ceases.
Section 3-13C-11 - Beneficiaries--Records.
Section 3-13C-12 - Direct rollovers--Election by distributee.
Section 3-13C-13 - Required minimum distributions--General rule.
Section 3-13C-13.1 - Required minimum distributions--Member's death after distributions begun.
Section 3-13C-13.2 - Required minimum distributions--Member's death before distributions begun.
Section 3-13C-13.3 - Required minimum distributions--Incidental benefit rule.
Section 3-13C-13.4 - Required minimum distributions--Reasonable and made in good faith.
Section 3-13C-14 - Vested accrued benefit--Distribution--Small amounts payment.
Section 3-13C-15 - Accrued benefit determined.
Section 3-13C-16 - Amount of benefit at retirement.
Section 3-13C-17 - Benefit limitation.
Section 3-13C-19 - Death benefit after retirement determination--Payment amount determined.
Section 3-13C-20 - Vested benefits--Distribution amount determined.
Section 3-13C-21 - Retirement benefits--Optional forms.