{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-51-910","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 24-51-910","heading":"Option 3 benefits.","body":"The option 3 benefits provided for in this part 9 shall be the same as those benefits specified in section 24-51-801 (1)(c) and calculated pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-603 or 24-51-605.5 (2), whichever provides the greater benefit, as if the deceased member had retired on the day of death; but in no case shall the option 3 benefits be less than twenty-five percent of the deceased member's highest average salary if the deceased member had at least ten years of service credit.","path":["Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE","Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association","Part 9 - SURVIVOR BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-24.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"26a50effccfb0ef3c0245c357800eaf56f53ea01e2a046f9d0ba26b4ba36bb60","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-51-909","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-51-911"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}