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State Public Pensions in North Dakota: when someone dies

A 4-step process for North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System (NDPERS) after a death in North Dakota.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Public Pensions

North Dakota

ndpers.nd.gov→

Administering agency

North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System (NDPERS)

Phone(701) 328-3900
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified Jul 2026

Steps to take

  1. Identify whether the deceased was a member of NDPERS or TFFR.
  2. Notify the system by telephone — NDPERS states that a telephone call initiates the appropriate process, and TFFR asks to be notified promptly.
  3. The system reviews the retirement record and contacts the designated beneficiaries or family with the required forms.
  4. Provide a copy of the member's death certificate, plus the beneficiary's proof of age if a monthly survivor benefit is selected (TFFR).

North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System (NDPERS)

Phone: (701) 328-3900

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

Contact NDPERS at (701) 328-3900 for a state or local government employee, or the Teachers' Fund for Retirement at (701) 328-9885 for a public educator. Each system handles survivor and death-benefit claims for its members.

The benefit that continues depends on the payment option the retiree elected. Under TFFR, a 100% or 50% joint-and-survivor annuity continues that share of the monthly payment to the beneficiary for life, and a 10- or 20-year term-certain option pays out the remainder of the 120 or 240 monthly payments. A single-life annuity leaves no continuing monthly payment — only the balance of account value, if any.

Yes. Under the NDPERS defined benefit plan, a non-vested member's account balance is paid to the beneficiary as a lump sum; if the member was vested and named their surviving spouse as primary beneficiary, the spouse may choose a lump sum, monthly payments of one-half the member's Single Life Retirement Benefit for life, or the accrued 100% joint-and-survivor benefit if the member had reached normal retirement date. Under TFFR, a non-vested member's beneficiary receives a refund of account value, and a vested member's beneficiary may take a refund or, if only one beneficiary is named, a monthly annuity for life.

SimplyTrustSimplyTrust Editorial·Updated July 14, 2026

Sources

  • ndpers.nd.gov
  • rio.nd.gov

Data sourced from State Public Pensions in North Dakota primary sources (7 pages reviewed). How we research.

Public Pensions

North Dakota

ndpers.nd.gov→

Administering agency

North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System (NDPERS)

Phone(701) 328-3900
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified Jul 2026
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