Other death benefit.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 4-34-43
in effectSec. 4-34-43. - Other death benefit.
A. The beneficiaries described in section section 4-34-43(B) of a participant who dies other than as described in section 4-34-42(A) or section 4-34-42(B) and who has not elected deferred retirement under section 4-34-33, shall receive a death benefit in accordance with section 4-34-44 equal to 75 percent of:
1. The retirement benefit, if any, the participant was receiving as of his/her date of death; or
2. If the participant died before his/her annuity commencement date, but after the participant was credited with five or more years of service, or suffered an ordinary disability, the retirement benefit to which the participant was entitled under section 4-34-31, 4-34-32, or 4-34-33.
B. The only beneficiaries of the benefit under section 4-34-43(A) shall be the participant's spouse, if married to the participant at the time of his/her death, or, if no such spouse, the participant's surviving child and handicapped child, as those terms are defined in section 4-4-1(A)(6).
C. Death benefits with respect to qualified military service. In the case of a participant who dies on or after January 1, 2007 while performing qualified military service (as defined in Code section 414(u)) with respect to the city, his/her beneficiary shall have a nonforfeitable interest in all city contributions to the participant to the extent that he/she would have had to such city contributions in the event that the participant resumed, and then terminated, employment on account of death.
(Ord. No. 5573, § III, 12-16-2014; Ord. No. 5763, § 1(25-251), 12-15-2020)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT4PERESY_CH4-342016CABAPLDECOPL_ART6DE_S4-34-43OTDEBEFetched: 10/28/2026