19-18-607. Payment of death benefits in absence of spouse or child. If a firefighter dies without leaving a surviving spouse or child, the association shall compute the total contributions made to the fund by the deceased member, and if the deceased member designated a beneficiary in writing to the association, the association shall issue a warrant for the amount of the total contributions payable to that beneficiary. If the deceased member did not nominate a beneficiary, the contributions must be paid to the member's estate.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 276, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 157, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 489, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1927.1; Sec. 19-11-607, MCA 1991; redes. 19-18-607 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 244, Ch. 56, L. 2009.