Arizona § 38-763 Survivor benefits after retirement

Arizona Statutes

§ 38-763 — Survivor benefits after retirement

Arizona § 38-763

Title 38Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 5SOCIAL SECURITY AND RETIREMENT

Art. 2Arizona State Retirement System

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 38-763 (2026).

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A.Except as provided in subsection B of this section, if a member dies after distribution of retirement benefits commences, ASRS shall continue to distribute the remaining portion of retirement benefits within the required distribution provisions of section 401(a)(9) of the internal revenue code and the regulations that are issued under that section by the United States secretary of the treasury as prescribed in section 38-775.

B.On the death of a retired member who is receiving benefits, the estate or beneficiary of the member is entitled to receive at least the amount of the member's contribution to ASRS plus interest, as determined by the director, less the benefits distributed by ASRS. This amount is payable either as a lump sum or at the same periodic rate in effect at the time of

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A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, if a member dies after distribution of retirement benefits commences, ASRS shall continue to distribute the remaining portion of retirement benefits within the required distribution provisions of section 401(a)(9) of the internal revenue code and the regulations that are issued under that section by the United States secretary of the treasury as prescribed in section 38-775.

B. On the death of a retired member who is receiving benefits, the estate or beneficiary of the member is entitled to receive at least the amount of the member's contribution to ASRS plus interest, as determined by the director, less the benefits distributed by ASRS. This amount is payable either as a lump sum or at the same periodic rate in effect at the time of the member's death, as determined by the estate or beneficiary.