Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1103A
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Survivor benefits for spouse
Official statutory text
A. Effective October 1, 2004, any surviving spouse of a
deceased Justice or judge shall be eligible to receive an additional
monthly survivor benefit provided:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 432
1. The Justice or judge retired or died on or after July 1,
1999;
2. The Justice or judge paid the required contributions to
provide the survivor benefits as set forth in Section 1103 of this
title prior to July 1, 1999;
3. Those required additional contributions have not been
refunded to the Justice or judge or to a beneficiary;
4. The Justice or judge and the surviving spouse remained
continuously married; and
5. The Justice or judge continued to make such required
contributions to provide the survivor benefits up to the time of
retirement or death.
The additional amounts described in subsection B of this section
shall not be made to the surviving spouse if the member elects an
Option A or Option B survivor option pursuant to Section 3 of this
act.
B. Any eligible surviving spouse of a deceased Justice or
judge, as described in subsection A of this section, shall receive
an additional monthly survivor benefit, based upon the length of
payments of the required contributions to provide the survivor
benefits as set forth in Section 1103 of this title which were made
prior to July 1, 1999, as follows:
Length of Payments Survivor Benefit % Increase
1 month - 9 years, 11 months 5%
10 years - 19 years, 11 months 10%
20 years or more 15%
C. The survivor benefit increase shall be in addition to the
fifty percent (50%) survivor benefit otherwise payable pursuant to
Section 1102A of this title. An eligible surviving spouse of a
deceased Justice or judge who, on September 30, 2004, is receiving
benefits from the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges
shall be entitled to receive the survivor benefit increase set forth
above beginning with the October 1, 2004, monthly benefit payment.
An eligible surviving spouse of a deceased Justice or judge who
begins receiving benefits from the Uniform Retirement System for
Justices and Judges after September 30, 2004, shall be entitled to
receive the survivor benefit increase set forth above beginning with
the first month of survivor benefit payments.
deceased Justice or judge shall be eligible to receive an additional
monthly survivor benefit provided:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 432
1. The Justice or judge retired or died on or after July 1,
1999;
2. The Justice or judge paid the required contributions to
provide the survivor benefits as set forth in Section 1103 of this
title prior to July 1, 1999;
3. Those required additional contributions have not been
refunded to the Justice or judge or to a beneficiary;
4. The Justice or judge and the surviving spouse remained
continuously married; and
5. The Justice or judge continued to make such required
contributions to provide the survivor benefits up to the time of
retirement or death.
The additional amounts described in subsection B of this section
shall not be made to the surviving spouse if the member elects an
Option A or Option B survivor option pursuant to Section 3 of this
act.
B. Any eligible surviving spouse of a deceased Justice or
judge, as described in subsection A of this section, shall receive
an additional monthly survivor benefit, based upon the length of
payments of the required contributions to provide the survivor
benefits as set forth in Section 1103 of this title which were made
prior to July 1, 1999, as follows:
Length of Payments Survivor Benefit % Increase
1 month - 9 years, 11 months 5%
10 years - 19 years, 11 months 10%
20 years or more 15%
C. The survivor benefit increase shall be in addition to the
fifty percent (50%) survivor benefit otherwise payable pursuant to
Section 1102A of this title. An eligible surviving spouse of a
deceased Justice or judge who, on September 30, 2004, is receiving
benefits from the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges
shall be entitled to receive the survivor benefit increase set forth
above beginning with the October 1, 2004, monthly benefit payment.
An eligible surviving spouse of a deceased Justice or judge who
begins receiving benefits from the Uniform Retirement System for
Justices and Judges after September 30, 2004, shall be entitled to
receive the survivor benefit increase set forth above beginning with
the first month of survivor benefit payments.
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