In lieu of the pension otherwise payable to an employee, an employee entitled to a normal or early retirement pension may elect to receive a smaller monthly pension during the employee's lifetime, and after the employee's death such smaller benefit will be continued to the employee's beneficiary, called a contingent annuitant, during the latter's lifetime.
S.D. Admin. R. 20:16:15:16
General Authority: SDCL 3-12C-1647.
Law Implemented: SDCL 3-12C-1643, 3-12C-1644.