(1) Upon death of a member, occurring while in active service, if no widow’s annuity or children’s annuities are payable, the designated beneficiary of the member or his estate shall be entitled to a death benefit equal to the total contributions made by the member, including those employee contributions picked up by the employer pursuant to KRS § 65.155, without interest, or three hundred dollars ($300), whichever is greater.
(2) Upon death of a retired member, if no widow’s annuity or children’s annuities shall be due or payable, a death benefit shall be paid to the designated beneficiary or estate of the member, equal to the excess, if any, of the total contributions made by the member to this fund to the date of retirement, including those employee contributions picked up by the employer pursuant to KRS § 65.155, without interest, over the total annuity payments received by the member. The minimum payment in such case shall be three hundred dollars ($300). If a widow’s annuity or children’s annuities are payable after the death of the retired member, the amount of such death benefit, if any, shall be determined upon termination of annuity payments to all survivors of the member, whether such termination occurs by death, remarriage or other cause.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 95.865

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • 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

Effective: July 15, 1982
History: Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 166, sec. 51, effective July 15, 1982. — Created
1956 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 15, effective July 1, 1956.