General Municipal Law 208-C — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 208-B Death benefits for beneficiaries of certain police officers and firefighters up ARTICLE 10 Firefighters and Police Officers next SECTION 208-D Extra work by members of certain police forces Viewing most recent revision (from 2019-01-11) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2019-01-11 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 208-C Death benefits for dependent fathers or dependent mothers of certain police officers and firefighters General Municipal (GMU) CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10 § 208-c. Death benefits for dependent fathers or dependent mothers of certain police officers and firefighters. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in addition to any benefits otherwise provided, any municipality, as enumerated in section two hundred eight-b of this chapter, may elect to make the death benefit provided thereunder available and paid to the dependent father or dependent mother, as he shall have nominated by written designation duly acknowledged and filed with the chief officer of the municipality maintaining such police department, or police force, or fire department; or, if there be no such nomination, then to his dependent father or dependent mother, as such chief officer, in his discretion, shall determine if (a) The member shall leave no widow, or if his widow shall die before receiving the total of the amounts provided in subdivision two of section two hundred eight-b of this chapter, and (b) He has no child or children under the age of eighteen surviving. 2. Application for such death benefit shall be made by the member's dependent father or dependent mother in the manner provided in subdivision four of section two hundred eight-b of this chapter.