Missouri Laws 104.490 – Correction of errors in amount paid members — falsification of records, ..
1. Should any error result in any member or beneficiary receiving more or less than he or she would have been entitled to receive had the error not occurred, the board shall correct such error, and, as far as practicable, make future payments in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was entitled shall be paid, and to this end may recover any overpayments. In all cases in which such error has been made, no such error shall be corrected unless the system discovers or is notified of such error within ten years after the initial date of error.
2. A person who knowingly makes a false statement, or falsifies or permits to be falsified a record of the system, in an attempt to defraud the system is subject to fine or imprisonment pursuant to the Missouri revised statutes.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 104.490
- Actuarial equivalent: a benefit which, when computed upon the basis of specified actuarial assumptions approved by the board, is equal in value to a certain amount or other benefit. See Missouri Laws 104.010
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Beneficiary: any persons or entities entitled to or nominated by a member or retiree who may be legally entitled to receive benefits pursuant to this chapter. See Missouri Laws 104.010
- Board of trustees: "board", or "trustees", a board of trustees as established for the applicable system pursuant to this chapter. See Missouri Laws 104.010
- Member: as used in sections 104. See Missouri Laws 104.010
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- retirement system: the Missouri department of transportation and highway patrol employees' retirement system, as created by sections 104. See Missouri Laws 104.010
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
3. The board of trustees of the Missouri state employees’ retirement system shall cease paying benefits to any survivor or beneficiary who is charged with the intentional killing of a member without legal excuse or justification. A survivor or beneficiary who is convicted of such charge shall no longer be entitled to receive benefits. If the survivor or beneficiary is not convicted of such charge, the board shall resume payment of benefits and shall pay the survivor or beneficiary any benefits that were suspended pending resolution of such charge.