South Carolina § 9-11-160 - Allowances paid monthly.
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§ 9-11-160. Allowances paid monthly.
All retirement allowances are payable in monthly installments. Upon the death of a retired member, the retirement allowance for the month the retired member died, if not previously paid, must be paid to the member's designated beneficiary, if the beneficiary is living at the time of the member's death, otherwise to the member's estate. If the retired member elected a survivor option pursuant to the optional forms of allowances in Section 9-11-150, any allowance payable to a survivor beneficiary commences in the month after the death of the retired member.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 61-343; 1962 (52) 1933; 1974 (58) 2032; 2001 Act No. 1, Part II, SECTION 2B6, eff July 1, 2000.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9-11-160 ("Allowances paid monthly.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. 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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