{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-18-29","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 20-18-29","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 20. NATURAL RESOURCES.","ARTICLE 18. WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES POLICE OFFICER RETIREMENT SYSTEM."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/20-18-29/","current_through":"as of 2026-10-13; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session (newest effective date 2027-07-01)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T04:00:14Z","sha256":"3c0c22155ff307fc3081e5ecbb3c413d9eafad41a3218befeab74cde3002d7f6","source_id":"us-wv","stale":false,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-18-28","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-18-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}