(a) A service pension, disability pension, survivor's pension, death benefit or withdrawal benefit shall be paid only upon the filing of
an application in a form prescribed by the Board. A monthly benefit shall not be payable for any month earlier than the second month
preceding the date on which the application for such benefit is filed.
(b) The Board may require any member, inactive member, retired member or eligible survivor to furnish such information as may
be required for the determination of benefits under this chapter or to authorize the Board to procure such information. The Board may
withhold payment of any pension under this chapter, whenever the determination of such pension is dependent upon such information
and the member, inactive member, retired member or eligible survivor does not cooperate in the furnishing or procuring thereof.
(c) A service pension, disability pension, or survivor's pension applied for under this act may be paid into a Miller Trust Bank account,
pursuant to the creation of an irrevocable income assignment trust ("Miller Trust"), established on behalf of an eligible pensioner or
survivor covered under this chapter who is a person with disabilities, so long as the Miller Trust is established consistent with the laws
of the State of Delaware, the laws of the United States and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the local and federal agencies
responsible for administering assistance programs for persons with disabilities.
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