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Home→Agencies→Public Pensions→Maryland→When someone dies

State Public Pensions in Maryland: when someone dies

A 4-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 May 2026

Steps to take

  1. Report the death to the Maryland State Retirement Agency so the member's pension payments stop.
  2. For a retiree, confirm the payment option elected 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.
  4. Return the completed, notarized Form 32 with a certified death certificate and any other documents the agency requires.

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 administers the State Retirement and Pension System and handles survivor and death-benefit claims.

Any benefit that continues is paid to the beneficiary according to the payment option the retiree elected 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.

A death benefit may be payable to the designated beneficiary of an active member. The agency sends Form 32 (Notification and Claim of Beneficiary), which must be notarized and submitted with a certified death certificate.

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 May 2026