244.5. If a judge dies while in office, before being entitled to a pension, and leaves no spouse entitled to a pension, no child under 25 years of age and no child 25 years of age or over who is an invalid within the meaning of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 240, his heirs are entitled to a refund of the contributions paid for the years 1979 to 1989 which have not been otherwise refunded.
If a judge who, upon ceasing to hold office, was entitled only to a deferred annuity, dies before he reaches 65 years of age, his contributions shall be refunded to his spouse or, if he leaves no spouse, to his heirs.
1990, c. 44, s. 11; 1991, c. 79, s. 21; 1997, c. 7, s. 41; 1997, c. 7, s. 63.