State Death Benefit

State Death Benefit

Statute Section 36-30-3

In the event a peace officer, or fireman, or a volunteer fireman, who is a member of an organized volunteer fire department registered with the Alabama Forestry Commission, is killed, either accidentally or deliberately, or dies as a result of injuries received while engaged in the performance of his duties, his dependents shall be entitled to compensation in the amount of $75,000 to be paid from the State Treasury as provided in Section 36-30-3, unless such death was caused by the willful misconduct of the officer or was due to his own intoxication or his willful failure or refusal to use safety appliance provided by his employer or his willful refusal or neglect to perform a statutory duty of any other willful violation of a law or his willful breach of a reasonable rule or regulation governing the performance of his duties or his employment of which rule or regulation he had knowledge.