If a member dies before required distribution of the member’s benefits has begun, the member’s interest shall be distributed as follows:

(1) If the member has a surviving spouse, the surviving spouse shall receive benefits over the life of the surviving spouse beginning as soon as administratively possible and effective the month after the member’s death; or

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 3-13C-13.2

  • 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

(2) If the member has no surviving spouse, the member’s remaining interest shall be distributed in a lump sum payment to the designated beneficiary within five years from the date of the member’s death.

Source: SL 2021, ch 28, § 22.