Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1103E
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Death benefit
Official statutory text
Upon the death of a retired member, the Uniform Retirement
System for Justices and Judges shall pay to the beneficiary of the
member or if there is no beneficiary or if the beneficiary
predeceases the member, to the estate of the member, the sum of Four
Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) as a death benefit for those retired
members who died prior to July 1, 1999. For those retired members
who die on or after July 1, 1999, the sum shall be Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00). The benefit payable pursuant to this section
shall be deemed, for purposes of federal income taxation, as life
insurance proceeds and not as a death benefit if the Internal
Revenue Service approves this provision pursuant to a private letter
ruling request which shall be submitted by the board of trustees of
the System for that purpose.
System for Justices and Judges shall pay to the beneficiary of the
member or if there is no beneficiary or if the beneficiary
predeceases the member, to the estate of the member, the sum of Four
Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) as a death benefit for those retired
members who died prior to July 1, 1999. For those retired members
who die on or after July 1, 1999, the sum shall be Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00). The benefit payable pursuant to this section
shall be deemed, for purposes of federal income taxation, as life
insurance proceeds and not as a death benefit if the Internal
Revenue Service approves this provision pursuant to a private letter
ruling request which shall be submitted by the board of trustees of
the System for that purpose.
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