{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-3-13c-19","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 3-13C-19","heading":"Death benefit after retirement determination--Payment amount determined.","body":"Any death benefit after a participant's retirement will be determined by the form of retirement benefit in effect on that date. If the participant has a dependent child on the date of death after retirement date, payments shall be made as follows:\n(1)For each dependent child of the participant with a surviving spouse, the amount of payments is equal to the least of:\n(a)Sixty percent of the participant's average compensation on the date of death, divided by the number of dependent children;\n(b)Seventy-five dollars; or\n(c)Two hundred twenty-five dollars, divided by the number of dependent children.\nThe payments to a dependent child are in addition to the payments made to the surviving spouse; and\n(2)For each dependent child of a participant who does not have a spouse on the date of death, the amount of payments is equal to the least of:\n(a)Seventy-five percent of the participant's average compensation on the date of death, divided by the number of dependent children;\n(b)Ninety dollars; or\n(c)Two hundred seventy dollars, divided by the number of dependent children.","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-19","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"22ee0ea76626a8969cf68daf5308ef71845dfdc700589ba7fce0eeed5c0639a6","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-3-13c-18","next":"us-sd/sdcl-3-13c-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}