{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-135-185","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-185","heading":"Beneficiaries under the Death Benefit Plan.","body":"(a)\tDesignation. - A member shall designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries for each applicable benefit payable under this Article by electronic submission in a form approved by the Board of Trustees or by written designation duly acknowledged and filed with the Board of Trustees.\n(b)\tBenefits Payable. - Each applicable benefit payable under this Article shall be paid to the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive the benefit. If no beneficiaries are designated or living at the time of the member's death, then the benefit shall be paid to the member's legal representative. (2025-11, ss. 1(a), 3.)","path":["Chapter 135. Retirement System for Teachers and State Employees; Social Security; State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees.","Article 8. Death Benefit Plan for State Employees and Retirees."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_135/GS_135-185.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:21:42Z","sha256":"ab26a7d5e12ac6ad16f947fe562d3ea4c13d26c701d60fee5863f1cb55936a77","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-135-180","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-135-190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}