(b) Death result of active duty. If the death occurs as the direct result of the active performance of duties as described in § 5-4-207(a), § 5-5-206(a), or § 5-6-208, the death benefit includes service and salary during the DROP participation period for purposes of calculating the amount of the benefit and is reduced by the actuarial equivalent of the employee contributions not made during the DROP participation period.
(c) Death not result of active duty. If the death does not occur as a direct result of the active performance of duties, the death benefit under § 5-4-207(b), § 5-5-206(b), or § 5-6-209 excludes service and salary during the DROP participation period for purposes of calculating the amount of the benefit and is not reduced by an amount actuarially equivalent to the employee contributions not made during the DROP participation period.
(d) Beneficiaries. If a DROP participant dies during the DROP participation period, the beneficiary or beneficiaries of the participant as described in § 5-1-514 are entitled to a lump sum payment in cash of the account balance credited to the DROP participant as described by § 5-1-508(c) as of the date of the death of the participant.
(1985 Code, Art. 7, § 1-511) (Bill No. 90-01; Bill No. 50-15)