{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-104.343","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 104.343","heading":"Military service, purchase of prior service credit, refund to surviving spouse when death occurs before retirement, procedure, limitation.","body":"The surviving spouse of any deceased member who purchased creditable prior service for service in the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant to subsection 4 of section 104.340 and who died prior to retirement may, upon written request, receive a refund of the amount contributed for such purchase of creditable prior service, provided the surviving spouse is not entitled to a survivorship benefit as payable under the provisions of section 104.420.","path":["Title VIII - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS","Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=104.343","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:25Z","sha256":"83dcc38fdd79b52b769a1561227370bb22dc8f30042a639afba039d51e655057","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-104.342","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-104.344"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}