{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-24-4-609","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 24-4-609","heading":"Effective date of benefits - Survivors and beneficiaries","body":"(a) The effective date of monthly benefits payable to a survivor of a deceased member under § 24-4-608 is the first day of the calendar month next following the month in which the member died.\n\n(b) The effective date of monthly benefits payable to a beneficiary of a retirant under § 24-4-606 is the first day of the calendar month next following the month in which the retirant died.","path":["AR Code","Title 24","Chapter 4","Subchapter 6"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"c0d2739ec2a4b38d568255b59a395fb903a18437557f07036e15b298bdc6bd30","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-24-4-608","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-24-4-610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}