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 pri

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. (Return to Chapter Table of Contents) (Return to List of Chapters) (Return to List of Titles)