Arizona § 38-844.07 Designation of deferred retirement option plan beneficiaries

Arizona Statutes

§ 38-844.07 — Designation of deferred retirement option plan beneficiaries

Arizona § 38-844.07

Title 38Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 5SOCIAL SECURITY AND RETIREMENT

Art. 4Public Safety Personnel Retirement System

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 38-844.07 (2026).

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A.A member who elects to participate in the deferred retirement option plan shall designate a beneficiary. A member's beneficiary designation applies to all amounts in the member's deferred retirement option plan participation account.

B.If a designated beneficiary predeceases a deferred retirement option plan participant who dies before designating a new beneficiary, the beneficiary of the participant's deferred retirement option plan participation account shall be the following persons in the following order of priority:

1.The participant's surviving spouse.

2.The participant's natural or adopted children in equal shares.

3.The participant's estate.

C.A member shall not make a beneficiary designation pursuant to this section that results in an abrogation of a member's communit

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A. A member who elects to participate in the deferred retirement option plan shall designate a beneficiary. A member's beneficiary designation applies to all amounts in the member's deferred retirement option plan participation account.

B. If a designated beneficiary predeceases a deferred retirement option plan participant who dies before designating a new beneficiary, the beneficiary of the participant's deferred retirement option plan participation account shall be the following persons in the following order of priority:

1. The participant's surviving spouse.

2. The participant's natural or adopted children in equal shares.

3. The participant's estate.

C. A member shall not make a beneficiary designation pursuant to this section that results in an abrogation of a member's community property obligations under the applicable laws of this state.