Payment to Funeral Director in the Absence of a Beneficiary
San Diego Municipal Code § 24.0707
in effect§24.0707 Payment to Funeral Director in the Absence of a Beneficiary
(a) The Board may pay any of the amount due from the System because of the death of a Member or retiree to the funeral director who conducted the funeral, or to the person or organization that paid the funeral expenses, if:
(1) the Member did not name a Beneficiary,
(2) there is no living named Beneficiary,
(3) the Board is unable to locate the named Beneficiary, or
(4) the Beneficiary is the Member’s estate.
(b) Payment under this section will not exceed the actual cost of the funeral or the portion of that cost paid by the person or organization to the funeral director , as shown by the funeral director’s sworn itemized statement and by any other documents required by the Board.
(c) Payment under this section will fully discharge the System for the amount paid.
(“Effective Date of Special Death Benefit, Modified Special Death Benefit, and Death While Eligible Benefit” repealed; “Payment to Funeral Director in the Absence of a Beneficiary” added 4–2–2002 by O–19043 N.S.)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=6Fetched: 10/28/2026