Family benefits payable under § 3-12C-901 are in lieu of the death benefits payable under any other provision of this chapter except that a designated beneficiary may elect, subject to a deduction for any benefits previously paid, prior to the receipt of the first payment under subdivision 3-12C-901(4), to withdraw the member’s accumulated contributions providing there are no children on account of whom benefits are payable under subdivisions 3-12C-901(1) and (2).

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 3-12C-906

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1974, ch 35, § 51; SL 1975, ch 39, § 6; SDCL § 3-12-97; SL 2019, ch 22, § 1.