Members covered by this section may choose a lifetime retirement benefit or a reduced benefit with survivor-payment options; if a qualifying member dies, the widow or minor children may receive specified payments.
§3648. Persons employed after December 31, 1967 A. Any member employed after December 31, 1967, or any member employed before January 1, 1968, who elects to come under provisions of this Act* which applies to members of the police department employed after December 31, 1967 may elect to receive his benefit in a retirement allowance payable throughout life, or he may elect to receive the actuarial equivalent at that time of his retirement allowance in a reduced retirement allowance payable throughout life or he may elect to receive the actuarial equivalent at that time, of his retirement allowance in a reduced retirement allowance payable throughout life with the provision that: Option 1. If he dies before he has received in annuity payments the present value of his member's annuity as it was at the time of his retirement, the balance shall be paid to his legal representatives or to such person as he shall nominate by written designation duly acknowledged and filed with the board of trustees; or Option 2. Upon his death, his reduced retirement allowance shall be continued throughout the life of and paid to such person as he shall nominate by written designation duly acknowledged and filed with the board of trustees at the time of his retirement; or Option 3. Upon his death, one-half, of his reduced retirement allowance shall be continued throughout life, and paid to such person as he shall nominate by written designation duly acknowledged and filed with the board of trustees at the time of his retirement; or Option 4. Some other benefit or benefits shall be paid either to the member or to such person or persons as he shall nominate provided, such other benefit or benefits, together with the reduced retirement allowance shall be certified by the actuary to be of equivalent actuarial value to his retirement allowance, and approved by the board of trustees. B. Any such member who is eligible for retirement at the time of his death, and who leaves a widow who has been married to the member for not less than two years immediately preceding his death, shall be deemed to have exercised automatically Option 2 benefits for the benefit of his widow, who shall be paid Option 2 settlement benefits just as though the member had retired and elected Option 2 prior to his death. C. Should any member employed after December 31, 1967, be killed in the line of duty his widow shall be paid a benefit equal to the amount which would have been payable had he continued in service for the remainder of a period of twenty years from the date of his employment at the same rate of salary and elected to retire under Option 2 hereof with no reduction for age at the date of retirement, such Option 2 shall be based on his age and the age of his widow at the date of death. Should there be no widow, but minor children, these children will be paid fifty dollars per month each until they reach age eighteen. Should the widow remarry all benefits to her will cease but any minor children will be paid fifty dollars per month each until they reach age eighteen. Added by Acts 1967, No. 69, §4; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2294.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991. *As it appears in Acts 1967, No. 69, which amends R.S. 33:2293, 33:2293.1, 33:2294 and 33:2305 and adds R.S. 33:2294.1 and 33:2294.2.