Colorado § 24-51-901 - Survivor benefits reserve.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 24-51-901 — Survivor benefits reserve., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24-51-901. Survivor benefits reserve.
A survivor benefits reserve is hereby created to provide monthly survivor benefits to eligible survivors of certain deceased members and certain deceased inactive members.
Source: L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1067, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-51-801 as it existed prior to 1987.
ANNOTATION
Annotator's note. Since § 24-51-901 is similar to § 24-51-801 as it existed prior to the 1987 repeal and reenactment of this article, a relevant case construing that provision has been included in the annotations to this section.
Where requisite service not rendered, and no active membership, no survivor's benefits. Where a disability retiree has not rendered the requisite accredited service immediately prior to his death and has not been an active member of the public employees' retirement association at the time of his death, his widow does not qualify for survivor's benefits. Martin v. Pub. Employees' Retirement Bd., 150 Colo. 127, 371 P.2d 266 (1962).
For history of this part, see Martin v. Pub. Employees' Retirement Bd., 150 Colo. 127, 371 P.2d 266 (1962).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24-51-901 ("Survivor benefits reserve.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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