{"data":{"id":"us-de/29-del.-c.-5529","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"29 Del. C. § 5529","heading":"Death benefit.","body":"Upon the death of an employee, former employee or pensioner or if a survivor’s pension is payable upon such death, when such pension ceases to be payable, there shall be paid to the designated beneficiary or, in the absence of a designated beneficiary, to the estate of the employee, former employee or pensioner a lump sum equal to the excess, if any, of the accumulated employee contributions with interest over the aggregate of all pension payments made.","path":["Title 29. State Government","Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 55. State Employees’ Pension Plan","Subchapter II. Eligibility Requirements and Benefits"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c055/sc02/index.html#5529","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:33Z","sha256":"2776235265b7280dbf31f9df42ad7e1ad38781becc61b8a30b75eb2151c1bad9","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/29-del.-c.-5528","next":"us-de/29-del.-c.-5530"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}