Arizona § 38-870.07 Death benefits; survivor or eligible child

Arizona Statutes

§ 38-870.07 — Death benefits; survivor or eligible child

Arizona § 38-870.07

Title 38Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 5SOCIAL SECURITY AND RETIREMENT

Art. 4.Public Safety Personnel Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Disability Program

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Bluebook

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 38-870.07 (2026).

Text

A.If a participant, as defined in section 38-865, paragraph 7, subdivision (a), item (i), is killed in the line of duty or dies from injuries suffered in the line of duty, the local board shall follow the same procedures and methods as prescribed in section 38-846 to determine eligibility for and the continuation of a death benefit to a surviving spouse or any eligible child.

B.A surviving spouse or eligible child of a participant as specified in subsection A of this section who meets the requirements for a death benefit as prescribed in section 38-846 shall receive a monthly death benefit equal to a monthly death pension that would be provided to a public safety personnel retirement system member who is hired on or after July 1, 2017, reduced by an amount equal to the monthly annuitize

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A. If a participant, as defined in section 38-865, paragraph 7, subdivision (a), item (i), is killed in the line of duty or dies from injuries suffered in the line of duty, the local board shall follow the same procedures and methods as prescribed in section 38-846 to determine eligibility for and the continuation of a death benefit to a surviving spouse or any eligible child.

B. A surviving spouse or eligible child of a participant as specified in subsection A of this section who meets the requirements for a death benefit as prescribed in section 38-846 shall receive a monthly death benefit equal to a monthly death pension that would be provided to a public safety personnel retirement system member who is hired on or after July 1, 2017, reduced by an amount equal to the monthly annuitized value of the participant's annuity account under article 4.1 of this chapter that does not include a cost-of-living adjustment, as determined by the board. In determining the monthly annuitized offset value of the participant's annuity account under article 4.1 of this chapter to be used in reducing the death benefit paid pursuant to this section, the board shall instruct its actuary to calculate the monthly payment that would be paid to the surviving spouse or eligible child assuming the participant had elected a straight life annuity commencing on the participant's date of death, using the mortality and interest factors then used by the actuary in determining the valuation of the public safety personnel retirement system.