Active Death Benefit Payment Options
San Diego Municipal Code § 24.0703
in effect§24.0703 Active Death Benefit Payment Options
(a) A Member may elect, in writing, to have all or part of the active death benefit paid in installments in one of the following two ways:
(1) In monthly installments, fixed in number or amount and without a continuance to a Beneficiary, subject to the rules adopted by the Board. The Board will credit regular interest on the balance remaining on account with the System.
(2) In equal monthly installments for the life of the Beneficiary, for no more than 120 months.
(b) If the Member dies without making an election under subdivision (a) of this section, the Member’s Beneficiary may elect to receive the active death benefit as provided in subsection (1) of subdivision (a) of this section. The Beneficiary must make the election in writing before the System pays any portion of the active death benefit.
(c) If the Member or the Member’s Beneficiary elects to have the active death benefit paid in installments, the System will pay the first installment on the first day of the month after the active death benefit would have become due. The subsequent installments will be paid on the first day of each month thereafter. The total of the monthly installments will be the actuarial equivalent of the active death benefit.
(“Basic Death Benefit” repealed; “Active Death Benefit Payment Options” added 4-2-2002 by O-19043 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art04Division07.pdf#page=2Fetched: 10/28/2026