N.Y. Retirement & Social Security Law § 508-b*4: Death benefits for deputy sheriffs employed by Suffolk county

* § 508-b. Death benefits for deputy sheriffs employed by Suffolk

county. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, where a

deputy sheriff would have been entitled to a service retirement benefit

at the time of his or her death and where his or her death occurs on or

after the effective date of this section, the beneficiary or

beneficiaries may elect to receive, in a lump sum, an amount payable

which shall be equal to the pension reserve that would have been

established had the member retired on the date of his or her death, or

the value of the death benefit and the

reserve-for-increased-take-home-pay, if any, whichever is greater.

* NB There are 4 § 508-b's