North Carolina § 135-18.11 Improper receipt of decedent's retirement allowance

North Carolina Statutes

§ 135-18.11 — Improper receipt of decedent's retirement allowance

North Carolina § 135-18.11

Ch. 135Retirement System for Teachers and State Employees; Social Security; State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees

Art. 1Retirement System for Teachers and State Employees

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-18.11 (2026).

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A person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if the person, with the intent to defraud, receives money as a result of cashing, depositing, or receiving a direct deposit of a decedent's retirement allowance and the person (i) knows that he or she is not entitled to the decedent's retirement allowance, (ii) receives the benefit at least two months after the date of the retiree's or beneficiary's death, and (iii) does not attempt to inform this Retirement System of the retiree's or beneficiary's death. (2011-232, s. 10(a); 2012-185, s. 3(a); 2013-288, s. 9(b).)

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A person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if the person, with the intent to defraud, receives money as a result of cashing, depositing, or receiving a direct deposit of a decedent's retirement allowance and the person (i) knows that he or she is not entitled to the decedent's retirement allowance, (ii) receives the benefit at least two months after the date of the retiree's or beneficiary's death, and (iii) does not attempt to inform this Retirement System of the retiree's or beneficiary's death. (2011-232, s. 10(a); 2012-185, s. 3(a); 2013-288, s. 9(b).)