{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-38-1172","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 38-1172","heading":"State death benefit","body":"(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies; Rpld. 1/1/33)\n\nIn addition to any other death benefit, beginning from and after June 30, 2025, if a first responder is killed in the line of duty, on written notice to the state treasurer from the first responder's employer this state shall pay a state death benefit of $250,000 to the first responder's surviving spouse. If the first responder does not have a surviving spouse but has children, this state shall pay a state death benefit of $250,000, divided equally among the first responder's children. The state shall pay the death benefit within thirty days after receiving the written notice from the first responder's employer.","path":["Title 38 Public Officers and Employees"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/38/01172.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"73d195933560e09d4d12920e9b5a4ffc74a677924bb98944b96dc91509083624","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-38-1171","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-38-1173"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}