New York § 606-C - 606-CDeath benefits for correction officers employed by Westchester county
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§ 606-C. 606-CDeath benefits for correction officers employed by Westchester county
* § 606-c. Death benefits for correction officers employed by Westchester county. a. As used in this section, the term "correction officer" shall mean a person employed by the Westchester county correction department with a title of correction officer, correction officer-sergeant, correction officer-captain, assistant warden, associate warden or warden. b. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, where a correction officer would have been entitled to a service retirement benefit at the time of his or her death and where his or her death occurs on or after the effective date of the chapter of the laws of two thousand twenty-three that added this section, the beneficiary or beneficiaries may elect to receive, in a lump sum, an amount payable which shall be equal to the pension reserve that would have been established had the member retired on the date of his or her death, or the value of the death benefit and the reserve-for-increased-take-home-pay, if any, whichever is greater. * NB There are 2 § 606-c's
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Section 606-C ("606-CDeath benefits for correction officers employed by Westchester county") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. 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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