---
urn: urn:us-la:rs:11:588
citation: "R.S. 11:588"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 11 › Subtitle II › Chapter 1 › Part VII › Subpart B"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1972, number: 135, section: 2, effective_date: 1972-07-26, role: enactment }
---

# Death not in performance of duty

The surviving spouse or heirs of any member whose death occurs other than in the performance of his duties shall receive the same pension rights to which said member would have been entitled had he at the time of his death retired on the basis of service and age as provided in R.S. 11:582.