---
urn: urn:us-la:rs:11:475
citation: "R.S. 11:475"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 11 › Subtitle II › Chapter 1 › Part IV › Subpart C"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1972, number: 135, section: 1, effective_date: 1972-07-26, role: enactment }
  - { year: 1993, number: 31, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
  - { year: 1997, number: 1109, section: 1, effective_date: 1997-07-14, role: amendment }
---

# Survivor refund

The retirement system shall pay a lump sum refund equal to the difference between the total monthly survivor benefits paid and the total accumulated contributions of the member, to the beneficiaries or the estate of the beneficiaries if the total monthly benefits are not equal to the accumulated contributions of the member. This refund shall not be paid until all eligible monthly benefits have ceased.