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Home→Agencies→Public Pensions→North Dakota→When someone dies

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 May 2026

Steps to take

  1. Identify whether the deceased was a member of NDPERS or TFFR.
  2. Report the death to the appropriate system so the member's pension payments stop.
  3. Confirm the beneficiary designation on file and ask what survivor or death benefit is payable.
  4. File the survivor or death-benefit claim with the documents the system requires, such as a certified death certificate.

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. A member who chose a joint-and-survivor or period-certain option may leave a continuing monthly benefit to a beneficiary, while a member who elected a maximum single-life benefit may leave no continuing monthly payment.

Yes. When an active member dies before retirement, a surviving beneficiary may receive a refund of the member's account or, if the member was vested, a survivor annuity, depending on the plan's rules and the beneficiary designation on file.

Public Pensions

North Dakota

ndpers.nd.gov→

Administering agency

North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System (NDPERS)

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