{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5v-27","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-5V-27","heading":"Double death benefits prohibited.","body":"A surviving spouse is not entitled to receive simultaneous death benefits under this article as a result of the death of two or more members to whom the spouse was married. Any spouse who becomes eligible for a subsequent death benefit under this article while receiving a death benefit under this article shall receive the higher benefit, but not both.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 5V. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES RETIREMENT SYSTEM ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-5V-27/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:25Z","sha256":"3c0c22155ff307fc3081e5ecbb3c413d9eafad41a3218befeab74cde3002d7f6","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5v-26","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5v-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}