Sec. 5-172. Minor and incompetent payees.
Sec. 5-172. Minor and incompetent payees. If the payee for any payment under
this chapter is a minor, or if the Retirement Commission finds that any payee is legally
incapable of giving a valid receipt and discharge for any payment due him, the Comptroller may, upon the advice of the Retirement Commission, make the payment, or any part
thereof, to the person or persons whom the Retirement Commission finds to be caring
for and supporting the payee, unless the Retirement Commission has received due notice
of claim from a duly appointed guardian or committee of the payee. A payment so made
shall be a complete discharge of the obligations of the state to the extent of and as to
that payment, and the state shall have no obligations regarding the application of the
payment.
(1961, P.A. 234, S. 21.)