{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-3-13c-11","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 3-13C-11","heading":"Beneficiaries--Records.","body":"Each participant may name a beneficiary to receive any death benefit due for participation in the plan, other than any income payable to a contingent. The participant may change any beneficiary from time to time. The participant's beneficiary designation and any change of beneficiary shall be subject to the provisions of § 3-13C-13.\nIt is the responsibility of the participant to give written notice to the system of the name of the beneficiary on a form furnished for this purpose. The system shall maintain a record of each participant's beneficiary designation before the participant's retirement date.\nIf there is no beneficiary named or surviving when a participant dies, the participant's beneficiary shall be the participant's surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse, the executor or administrator of the participant's estate.","path":["TITLE 3. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 3-13C. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND REGULATION EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/3-13C-11","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"ddb8a3374c209cb29e66e1d486a68f8ed37e2daa2a385c7d0ebf78daddd3b4eb","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-3-13c-10","next":"us-sd/sdcl-3-13c-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}