{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-45-37a-21.233","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 45-37A-21.233","heading":"Death Prior to Retirement; Return of Contributions.","body":"In the event a participant shall die prior to retirement and without a surviving spouse or children eligible for benefits hereunder, there shall be payable to the severance beneficiary, as defined in Section 45-37A-51.236, in an amount equal to the participant’s total contributions to the system, without interest, less an amount, equal to one-half the total of all disability retirement benefits paid to the deceased participant prior to his or her death, if any, to participant’s severance beneficiary.","path":["Title 45 Local Laws.","Chapter 37A Jefferson County Municipalities.","Article 5 Birmingham.","Part 2 Employees.","Subpart 2 Retirement and Relief System.","Division 6 Benefits."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=45-37A-21.233","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-10T05:41:29Z","sha256":"c7a0aac188aaf5050a3a6fbf0035a9358adf6a48fcaa4cd58b6d24f90deb1553","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-45-37a-21.232","next":"us-al/ala.-code-45-37a-21.234"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}