Chapter 7

COL0925074GCA PUBLIC OFFICERS &EMPLOYEES CH.7DECEASED EMPLOYEE ’S ACCOUNTS 1CHAPTER 7 DECEASED EMPLOYEE ’S ACCOUNTS § 7101. Definitions. § 7102. Designation of Beneficiary; Order of Precedence. § 7101. Definitions. For purposes of this Chapter: (1) Employee means all employees of the government of Guam. (2) Money due means the pay and allowances due on account of the services of a deceased employee of the government of Guam . It includes the following: (A) Per diem and amounts due in reimbursement of travel expenses; (B) Overtime or premium pay; (C) Payments for accrued annual an d sick leave; (D) Amounts of checks drawn for pay which were not delivered to the employee during his lifetime; (E) Amounts of un -negotiated checks returned to the Government because of the death of the employee. It does not include amounts the disposition of which is otherwise expressly prescribed by law. SOURCE : §4150 GC, as amended by P .L. 12 -47. Am ended by P .L. 28 -151:2 (Oct. 31, 2006). Amended by P .L. 29 -004:9, (Sept. 6, 2007). NOTE : Am endmen ts to this section by P .L. 28 -151 were added in relation to the authoriz ation of the Governor to make COLA payments pursuant to Rios v .

ended by P .L. 29 -004:9, (Sept. 6, 2007). NOTE : Am endmen ts to this section by P .L. 28 -151 were added in relation to the authoriz ation of the Governor to make COLA payments pursuant to Rios v . Camacho , Superior Court Case No. SP0206 -93. Pursuant to P .L. 28 -151, the amendments which added subsections (2)(F), (3) and (4), ' shall be repealed and cease to be of any further force and effect upon the Superior Court's determination in SP0206 -93 that all COLA awards have been paid over. ' § 7102. Designation of Beneficiary; Order of Prece dence. (a) The employing department or agency shall notify each em ployee of his right to designate a beneficiary or benefi ciaries to receive money due COL0925074GCA PUBLIC OFFICERS &EMPLOYEES CH.7DECEASED EMPLOYEE ’S ACCOUNTS 2and of the disposition of money due if a beneficiary is not designated. An employee may change or revoke a designation at any time under such regulations as the Director of Administration may prescribe. (b) In order to facilitate the settlement of the accounts of deceased employees, money due an employee at time of death shall be paid to the person or persons surviving at the time of death, in the following order of

acilitate the settlement of the accounts of deceased employees, money due an employee at time of death shall be paid to the person or persons surviving at the time of death, in the following order of precedence and payment ba rs recovery by another person of amounts so paid: FIRST , to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designat ed by the employee in writing received by the employ ing department or agency before his death. SECOND, if there is no designated beneficiary , to the wid ow or widower of the employee. THIRD, if none of the above, to the child or children of the employee and descendants of deceased children by representation. FOUR TH, if none of the above, to the duly ap pointed legal representative of the estate of the em ployee. SOURCE : § 4151 GC, as amended by P .L. 12 -47. ----------