§ 208-c. Death benefits for dependent fathers or dependent mothers of
certain police officers and firefighters. 1. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, and in addition to any benefits otherwise provided,
any municipality, as enumerated in section two hundred eight-b of this
chapter, may elect to make the death benefit provided thereunder
available and paid to the dependent father or dependent mother, as he
shall have nominated by written designation duly acknowledged and filed
with the chief officer of the municipality maintaining such police
department, or police force, or fire department; or, if there be no such
nomination, then to his dependent father or dependent mother, as such
chief officer, in his discretion, shall determine if

(a) The member shall leave no widow, or if his widow shall die before
receiving the total of the amounts provided in subdivision two of
section two hundred eight-b of this chapter, and

(b) He has no child or children under the age of eighteen surviving.

2. Application for such death benefit shall be made by the member's
dependent father or dependent mother in the manner provided in
subdivision four of section two hundred eight-b of this chapter.