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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the survivor beneficiary of a member who is a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty on or after July 1, 2013, or the survivor beneficiary of any other member killed in the course of employment on or after July 1, 2013, is entitled to receive a monthly allowance equivalent to the greater of:
(a) Fifty percent of the salary of the member on the date of the member's death; or
(b) One hundred percent of the retirement allowance that the member was eligible to receive based on the member's years of service obtained before the member's death without any reduction for age for the deceased member.
2. If the member had designated one or more payees in addition to the survivor beneficiary pursuant to NRS 286.6767, the monthly allowance to which a survivor beneficiary is entitled pursuant to subsection 1 must be divided between the survivor beneficiary and any additional payees in the proportion designated by the member pursuant to NRS 286.6767.
3. The benefits provided by this section must be paid to the survivor beneficiary for the remainder of the survivor beneficiary's life.
4. The survivor beneficiary may elect to receive the benefits provided by any one of the following only:
(a) This section;
(b) NRS 286.67675;
(c) NRS 286.6768;
(d) NRS 286.67685; or
(e) NRS 286.6769.
5. For the purposes of this section, the Board shall define by regulation “killed in the line of duty” and “killed in the course of employment.”
6. As used in this section, “survivor beneficiary” means a person designated pursuant to NRS 286.6767.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 23. Public Officers and Employees § 286.67695. Payments to survivor beneficiary of member killed in line of duty or course of employment on or after July 1, 2013 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-23-public-officers-and-employees/nv-rev-st-286-67695/
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