Connecticut § 5-149 - State employee death benefits not payable, when.

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§ 5-149. State employee death benefits not payable, when.

Sec. 5-149. State employee death benefits not payable, when. If the death of a member of the Division of the State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection occurred prior to July 1, 1982, the benefits otherwise payable under section 5-144 shall not be paid if survivor benefits are payable under section 5-146. If the death occurs on or after July 1, 1982, the benefits under section 5-144 and section 5-146 shall both be payable if the applicable requirements of each section are satisfied.

(1961, P.A. 537, S. 4; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 85-510, S. 4, 35; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)

History: P.A. 77-614 substituted division of state police within the department of public safety for state police department, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 85-510 entirely replaced prior provisions stating that benefits payable under Sec. 5-144 shall not be payable in the case of the death of any uniformed member of the division of state police who leaves survivors entitled to benefits under Secs. 5-146 to 5-151, inclusive, and substituted provisions re benefits payable with respect to members dying prior to July 1, 1982, and members dying on or after July 1, 1982; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.

Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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