{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-3-12c-819","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 3-12C-819","heading":"Disability benefits for generational members.","body":"The disability benefit approved pursuant to § 3-12C-817 is the greater of the following calculations:\n(1) Twenty-five percent of the generational member's final average compensation at the date of disability; or\n(2) The generational member's unreduced accrued retirement benefit at the date of disability.\nThe disability benefit shall be paid in monthly installments. The disability benefit of a generational member shall terminate upon attaining normal retirement age, or if the member commences a disability benefit within five years of normal retirement age, after receiving the disability benefit for five years, and thereafter the member shall receive a retirement benefit. In order to start the retirement benefit, the member shall submit a completed retirement application that includes the benefit option elected by the member. The single life benefit is equal to the amount the member received as a disability benefit.","path":["TITLE 3. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 3-12C. SOUTH DAKOTA RETIREMENT SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/3-12C-819","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"653128811e25c327886e898bab099d231030de891b5c217b078f736a4b5bf720","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-3-12c-818","next":"us-sd/sdcl-3-12c-820"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}