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Municipal corporations — Police officers — Pensions — Change in beneficiary

Jul 31st, 2022 in by admin

Municipal corporations — Police officers — Pensions — Change in beneficiary — Pension board erred in denying retired officer’s application to designate new wife as his pension beneficiary on ground that officer had already changed his named beneficiary two times and law did not allow for third change — Section 181.161 states that retired officer may change designated beneficiary up to two times without board approval but does not expressly bar any subsequent change of beneficiary