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State Public Pensions in Maryland: when someone dies

A 5-step process for Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (SRPS) after a death in Maryland.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Public Pensions

Maryland

sra.maryland.gov→

Administering agency

Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (SRPS)

Phone410-625-5555
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

Md. Code, State Personnel & Pensions 29-201 to 29-207

Verified Jul 2026

Steps to take

  1. Report the death to the Maryland State Retirement Agency at 410-625-5555 or 1-800-492-5909 so the member's pension payments stop.
  2. For a retiree, confirm the payment option elected at retirement and ask what continuing benefit, if any, is payable to the beneficiary.
  3. For an active member, ask the agency to send Form 32 (Notification and Claim of Beneficiary) to the designated beneficiary; the employer files Form 28 to certify the member's salary.
  4. Return the completed, notarized Form 32 with an official copy of the death certificate and any other documents the agency requires.
  5. If the member named no beneficiary, the benefit is payable to the estate — the personal representative claims it on the estate's behalf.

Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (SRPS)

Phone: 410-625-5555

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

Contact the Maryland State Retirement Agency at 410-625-5555 or 1-800-492-5909. The agency asks to be contacted soon after the death of a member, a retiree, or a retiree's beneficiary, and it handles survivor and death-benefit claims.

The Retirement Agency informs the beneficiaries on file if any future benefits are due. Survivor benefits are paid according to the payment option the retiree selected at retirement — depending on that option, a beneficiary may receive a continuing monthly allowance, a lump sum, or nothing if a single-life option was elected.

Yes. Under Md. Code, State Personnel & Pensions 29-202, the Board of Trustees pays the member's accumulated contributions, plus an amount equal to the member's annual earnable compensation at death if the member died in the course of performance of duty or had at least 1 year of eligibility service. The agency sends Form 32 (Notification and Claim of Beneficiary), which must be notarized and submitted with an official copy of the death certificate.

The death benefit is paid to the member's estate. The estate's personal representative claims it, and it becomes a probate asset like any other payment owed to the deceased.

SimplyTrustSimplyTrust Editorial·Updated July 14, 2026

Sources

  • sra.maryland.gov
  • mgaleg.maryland.gov

Data sourced from State Public Pensions in Maryland primary sources (5 pages reviewed). How we research.

Public Pensions

Maryland

sra.maryland.gov→

Administering agency

Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (SRPS)

Phone410-625-5555
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

Md. Code, State Personnel & Pensions 29-201 to 29-207

Verified Jul 2026
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