19-7-503. Service retirement benefit. (1) The amount of any service retirement benefit granted to a member is 2.0834% of the member's final average salary for each year of service credit.
     (2) If a member dies after retirement and had not elected an optional retirement benefit provided for in 19-7-1001, the member's designated beneficiary must be paid the excess, if any, of the member's accumulated contributions at the time of retirement less payments made to the retired member.

     History: En. 68-2608, 68-2612 by Secs. 8, 12, Ch. 178, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 68-2608(part), 68-2612; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 114, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 401, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 78, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 146, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 162, L. 1995.