Ch. 604                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND

(II) Some other benefit or benefits shall be paid
either to the member or to the person or persons he has
nominated, if the other benefit or benefits together with the
reduced retirement allowance:

[(i)] 1. Are certified by the actuary to be of
equivalent actuarial value to his retirement allowance; and

[(ii)] 2. Approved by the board of trustees.

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(12) (a) Instead of the disability or service allowances
payable under the aforesaid provisions, any member before the
first retirement allowance payment normally becomes due, may
elect a retirement allowance of equivalent actuarial value in one
of the optional forms set out in this subsection. The election
of the option shall be made on the form provided for that purpose
and shall be filed with the board of trustees. If a member dies
prior to the effective date of retirement, the election shall be
void, and the benefits payable on his account shall be the same
as though his election had not been filed. A member who has
elected an optional benefit may change this election by notifying
the board of trustees, but a change may not be made after the
first payment of his allowance normally becomes due.

Option 1. If a member dies before he has received in
payments the present value of his retirement allowance as it was
at the time of his retirement, the balance shall be paid to his
personal representative or to the person he has most recently
nominated by written designation, acknowledged and filed with the
board of trustees.

Option 2. On the death of a member, his reduced retirement
allowance shall be continued throughout the life of and paid to
the person he has nominated by written designation, acknowledged
and filed with the board of trustees at the time of his

retirement.

Option 3. On the death of a member, one half of his reduced
retirement allowance shall be continued throughout the life of
and paid to the person he has nominated by written designation,
acknowledged and filed with the board of trustees at the time of
his retirement[; or]

Option 4. (I) IF THE RETIRED MEMBER DIES BEFORE THE MEMBER
HAS RECEIVED IN PAYMENTS THE VALUE OF THE MEMBER'S ACCUMULATED
CONTRIBUTIONS AS IT WAS AT THE TIME OF RETIREMENT, THE BALANCE
SHALL BE PAID TO THE MEMBER'S LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OR TO THE
PERSON OR PERSONS THE MEMBER MOST RECENTLY NOMINATED BY WRITTEN
DESIGNATION, DULY ACKNOWLEDGED AND FILED WITH THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES; OR

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