California Code
PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197

ARTICLE 1 - General

Section 31450. - 31450. This chapter may be cited as the County Employees...

Section 31451. - 31451. The purpose of this chapter is to recognize a...

Section 31452. - 31452. The right of a person to a pension, annuity,...

Section 31452.5. - 31452.5. (a) The board may comply with and give effect...

Section 31452.6. - 31452.6. (a) The board shall comply with and give effect...

Section 31452.65. - 31452.65. Upon receipt of proof, satisfactory to the board, that...

Section 31452.7. - 31452.7. (a) Upon the death of any member after retirement,...

Section 31453. - 31453. (a) An actuarial valuation shall be made within one...

Section 31453.5. - 31453.5. Notwithstanding Section 31587, and in accordance with Section 31453...

Section 31453.6. - 31453.6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board...

Section 31454. - 31454. (a) The board of supervisors shall, not later than...

Section 31454.1. - 31454.1. (a) The independent assumptions and calculations of an actuary...

Section 31454.5. - 31454.5. In any county subject to the provisions of Section...

Section 31454.6. - 31454.6. Whenever, in any county subject to the provisions of...

Section 31454.7. - 31454.7. The Legislature affirms the ruling of Mijares v. Orange...

Section 31455. - 31455. Unless the context otherwise requires, or unless superseded by...

Section 31455.5. - 31455.5. (a) It is unlawful for a person to do...

Section 31456. - 31456. “Actuarial equivalent” means a benefit of equal value when...

Section 31457. - 31457. “Annuity” means payment for life derived from contributions made...

Section 31458. - 31458. “Beneficiary” means any person in receipt of a pension,...

Section 31458.2. - 31458.2. If, after December 31, 1957, and either before or...

Section 31458.3. - 31458.3. (a) A member’s ex-spouse who is receiving or is...

Section 31458.4. - 31458.4. (a) A member’s ex-spouse who is receiving or is...

Section 31459. - 31459. (a) In a county in which a board of...

Section 31459.1. - 31459.1. (a) In a county in which a board of...

Section 31460. - 31460. “Compensation” means the remuneration paid in cash out of...

Section 31461. - 31461. (a) “Compensation earnable” by a member means the average...

Section 31461.1. - 31461.1. (a) This section applies only to a county of...

Section 31461.2. - 31461.2. “Compensation earnable” by a public administrator, coroner or coroner-public...

Section 31461.3. - 31461.3. (a) The average compensation during any period of service...

Section 31461.4. - 31461.4. (a) This section applies only to a county of...

Section 31461.45. - 31461.45. (a) This section applies only to a county of...

Section 31461.5. - 31461.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, salary bonuses or...

Section 31461.6. - 31461.6. (a) “Compensation earnable” shall not include overtime premium pay...

Section 31462. - 31462. (a) “Final compensation” means the average annual compensation earnable...

Section 31462.05. - 31462.05. (a) For a member who is subject to the...

Section 31462.1. - 31462.1. (a) (1) “Final compensation” means the average annual compensation...

Section 31462.11. - 31462.11. In any county subject to the provisions of Section...

Section 31462.2. - 31462.2. (a) “Final compensation” for members whose service is on...

Section 31462.3. - 31462.3. (a) For members participating in the designated plans who...

Section 31463. - 31463. “Normal contributions” means contributions by a member at the...

Section 31464. - 31464. “Accumulated normal contributions” means the sum of all normal...

Section 31465. - 31465. “Additional contributions” means contributions made by members in addition...

Section 31466. - 31466. “Accumulated additional contributions” means the sum of all additional...

Section 31467. - 31467. “Accumulated contributions” means accumulated normal contributions plus any accumulated...

Section 31468. - 31468. (a) “District” means a district, formed under the laws...

Section 31469. - 31469. (a) “Employee” means any officer or other person employed...

Section 31469.1. - 31469.1. (a) “County peace officer” means the sheriff and any...

Section 31469.2. - 31469.2. (a) For purposes of this chapter, “local prosecutor” means...

Section 31469.3. - 31469.3. “Safety member” means any person who is any of...

Section 31469.4. - 31469.4. “Safety member” means persons employed as probation officers, juvenile...

Section 31469.5. - 31469.5. (a) This section shall be applicable in the retirement...

Section 31469.6. - 31469.6. Law enforcement employees of a harbor improvement district are...

Section 31469.8. - 31469.8. (a) In a county of the 18th class, as...

Section 31470. - 31470. “Member” means any person included in the membership of...

Section 31470.1. - 31470.1. “Member” includes “county peace officer member” except in sections...

Section 31470.2. - 31470.2. (a) All sheriffs, undersheriffs, chief deputies sheriff, jailers, turnkeys,...

Section 31470.25. - 31470.25. (a) All sheriffs, undersheriffs, assistant sheriffs, chief deputy sheriffs,...

Section 31470.3. - 31470.3. Clerks, bookkeepers, stenographers, court service officers, except in a...

Section 31470.4. - 31470.4. All county foresters, county firewardens, deputies or assistant county...

Section 31470.5. - 31470.5. Bookkeepers, stenographers, cooks, laborers, county fire protection district fire...

Section 31470.6. - 31470.6. (a) A permanent employee of a county having a...

Section 31470.7. - 31470.7. The election by a member to receive credit for...

Section 31470.8. - 31470.8. In cases of doubt as to whether a person...

Section 31470.9. - 31470.9. All public administrators, coroners and coroner-public administrators, whether compensated...

Section 31470.10. - 31470.10. Notwithstanding Section 31470.2, all welfare fraud investigators and administrators...

Section 31470.11. - 31470.11. Notwithstanding Section 31470.2, all welfare fraud investigators and administrators...

Section 31470.12. - 31470.12. Child support investigators and administrators in counties of the...

Section 31470.13. - 31470.13. Officers and employees whose function clearly fall within the...

Section 31470.14. - 31470.14. (a) Local prosecutors, local public defenders, and local public...

Section 31471. - 31471. “Pension” means payments for life derived from contributions made...

Section 31471.5. - 31471.5. “Recognized retiree organization” means an organization in which a...

Section 31472. - 31472. “Regular interest” means interest at 21/2 percent a year...

Section 31472.1. - 31472.1. “Regular interest” or “interest” when used for purposes of...

Section 31473. - 31473. “Retirement allowance” means the pension plus the annuity. (Added...

Section 31474. - 31474. “Retirement association” means an association of all persons who...

Section 31475. - 31475. “Retirement fund” means the Employees Retirement Fund. (Added by...

Section 31476. - 31476. “Retirement system” means each of the systems created and...

Section 31477. - 31477. “Salary fund” means the fund from which salaries are...

Section 31478. - 31478. “Public agency” means the United States of America, this...

Section 31479. - 31479. “Public service” means service rendered as an officer or...

Section 31479.1. - 31479.1. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 31479, an elective or appointive...

Section 31479.2. - 31479.2. “Public service” also means service rendered as an officer...

Section 31479.3. - 31479.3. “Public service” also means service in the merchant marine...

Section 31480. - 31480. The provisions of this chapter, as they apply to...

Section 31481. - 31481. An amendment either heretofore or hereafter made to this...

Section 31482. - 31482. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a participant in...

Section 31482.5. - 31482.5. (a) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in Section...

Section 31483. - 31483. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the governing...

Section 31484. - 31484. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the governing...

Section 31484.5. - 31484.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the governing...

Section 31484.6. - 31484.6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the governing...

Section 31484.7. - 31484.7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the governing...

Section 31484.8. - 31484.8. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the governing...

Section 31484.9. - 31484.9. (a) This section shall apply to the retirement system...

Section 31485. - 31485. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the governing...

Section 31485.5. - 31485.5. It is the intent of the Legislature that counties...

Section 31485.6. - 31485.6. “Treasurer” as used in Sections 31595.9, 31625, 31625.1, 31629,...

Section 31485.7. - 31485.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a...

Section 31485.8. - 31485.8. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a...

Section 31485.9. - 31485.9. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but...

Section 31485.10. - 31485.10. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a...

Section 31485.13. - 31485.13. In accordance with Section 401(a)(8) of Title 26 of...

Section 31485.14. - 31485.14. All distributions of benefits provided under this chapter shall...

Section 31485.15. - 31485.15. In accordance with Section 401(a)(31) of Title 26 of...

Section 31485.16. - 31485.16. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in...

Section 31485.17. - 31485.17. (a) In accordance with Section 401(a)(37) of Title 26...

Section 31485.18. - 31485.18. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in...

Section 31485.19. - 31485.19. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the rights...

Section 31485.20. - 31485.20. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no amount...

Section 31485.21. - 31485.21. (a) A member who has not attained normal retirement...

Section 31485.22. - 31485.22. (a) A member who, while currently employed, has reached...

ARTICLE 1.4 - Alternative Plan for Counties of the 16th Class

Section 31486. - 31486. (a) The retirement plan created by this article shall...

Section 31486.1. - 31486.1. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in...

Section 31486.2. - 31486.2. (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 31486.3...

Section 31486.3. - 31486.3. (a) An active member governed by the provisions of...

Section 31486.35. - 31486.35. (a) An active member may elect, by written notice...

Section 31486.36. - 31486.36. Upon the death of an active or former member...

Section 31486.4. - 31486.4. (a) Retirement of a member or former member who...

Section 31486.5. - 31486.5. A member who retires for service prior to the...

Section 31486.6. - 31486.6. (a) Upon the death of a retired member, 50...

Section 31486.7. - 31486.7. Notwithstanding any other provisions, upon the death of a...

Section 31486.8. - 31486.8. Any person employed subsequent to the effective date of...

Section 31486.9. - 31486.9. (a) General members may, within 180 days of the...

Section 31486.10. - 31486.10. A member upon becoming vested under this article may...

Section 31486.11. - 31486.11. Until the completion of the next regularly scheduled actuarial...

Section 31486.12. - 31486.12. If any provision of this article, or the application...

ARTICLE 1.5 - Alternative Plan for Counties with Populations in Excess of Six Million

Section 31487. - 31487. (a) The retirement plan created by this article shall...

Section 31488. - 31488. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in...

Section 31489. - 31489. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 31490.5 or...

Section 31490. - 31490. (a) Except as provided in Sections 31490.5 and 31494,...

Section 31490.5. - 31490.5. (a) An active member governed by the provisions of...

Section 31490.6. - 31490.6. (a) An active member may elect, by written notice...

Section 31490.7. - 31490.7. Upon the death of an active or former member...

Section 31491. - 31491. (a) Retirement of a member or former member who...

Section 31491.1. - 31491.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 31491, any retired member receiving a...

Section 31491.2. - 31491.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 31491, any retired member receiving a...

Section 31491.3. - 31491.3. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 31491, for those...

Section 31492. - 31492. (a) (1) Upon the death of a retired member,...

Section 31492.1. - 31492.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 31492, each monthly survivor allowance paid...

Section 31492.2. - 31492.2. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 31492, each monthly...

Section 31493. - 31493. (a) Any person employed subsequent to the effective date...

Section 31493.5. - 31493.5. (a) Any person employed who qualifies as a member...

Section 31493.6. - 31493.6. (a) Any person who qualifies as a member, and...

Section 31494. - 31494. (a) General members may elect to transfer to the...

Section 31494.1. - 31494.1. (a) In accordance with the provisions of this section,...

Section 31494.2. - 31494.2. (a) A general member whose benefits are governed by...

Section 31494.3. - 31494.3. (a) Members who have elected to transfer under Section...

Section 31494.5. - 31494.5. (a) A general member whose benefits are governed by...

Section 31495. - 31495. Until the completion of the next regularly scheduled actuarial...

Section 31495.5. - 31495.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, every...

Section 31495.6. - 31495.6. A member may use current, forfeited, and vested membership...

Section 31495.7. - 31495.7. Section 31835.1 applies to a member eligible to retire...

ARTICLE 1.6 - Alternative Plan for Counties of the 10th Class

Section 31496. - 31496. (a) The retirement plan created by this article shall...

Section 31496.3. - 31496.3. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in...

Section 31496.7. - 31496.7. (a) There shall be no general members’ contributions under...

Section 31497. - 31497. (a) Except as provided in Section 31498.3 and under...

Section 31497.3. - 31497.3. (a) Retirement of a member or former member who...

Section 31497.7. - 31497.7. (a) Upon the death of a retired member, 50...

Section 31498. - 31498. (a) Any person employed subsequent to the effective date...

Section 31498.3. - 31498.3. (a) General members may, within 180 days of the...

Section 31498.7. - 31498.7. Until the completion of the next regularly scheduled actuarial...

ARTICLE 1.7 - Alternative Plan for Counties of the 25th Class

Section 31499. - 31499. (a) The retirement plan created by this article shall...

Section 31499.1. - 31499.1. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in...

Section 31499.2. - 31499.2. (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 31499.3,...

Section 31499.3. - 31499.3. (a) An active member governed by the provisions of...

Section 31499.4. - 31499.4. (a) Retirement of a member or former member who...

Section 31499.5. - 31499.5. (a) Upon the death of a retired member, 50...

Section 31499.6. - 31499.6. Any person employed subsequent to the effective date of...

Section 31499.7. - 31499.7. (a) General members may, within 180 days of the...

Section 31499.8. - 31499.8. Until the completion of the next regularly scheduled actuarial...

Section 31499.9. - 31499.9. If any provision of this article, or the application...

ARTICLE 1.8 - Alternative Optional, Integrated, Noncontributory Plan for Counties of the 20th Class

Section 31499.10. - 31499.10. (a) The retirement plan created by this article shall...

Section 31499.11. - 31499.11. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in...

Section 31499.12. - 31499.12. (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 31499.13,...

Section 31499.13. - 31499.13. (a) An active member governed by the provisions of...

Section 31499.14. - 31499.14. (a) Retirement of a member or former member who...

Section 31499.15. - 31499.15. (a) Upon the death of a retired member, 50...

Section 31499.16. - 31499.16. Any person employed subsequent to the effective date of...

Section 31499.17. - 31499.17. (a) General members may, within 180 days of the...

Section 31499.18. - 31499.18. Until the completion of the next regularly scheduled actuarial...

Section 31499.19. - 31499.19. If any provision of this article, or the application...

ARTICLE 2 - Establishment of System

Section 31500. - 31500. A retirement system is established in any county for...

Section 31501. - 31501. This chapter becomes operative in any county on either...

Section 31502. - 31502. This chapter may be made effective by a resolution...

Section 31503. - 31503. A retirement system established pursuant to this chapter shall...

Section 31505. - 31505. The assets and records of a superseded system shall...

Section 31506. - 31506. All previously retired members of the superseded system shall...

Section 31507. - 31507. The retirement board created by this chapter shall determine...

Section 31508. - 31508. The assets shall be administered solely by the board...

Section 31509. - 31509. A member who has made special contributions to a...

ARTICLE 2.1 - Additional Plan for Counties of the First Class

Section 31510. - 31510. (a) This article shall be applicable to all members...

Section 31510.1. - 31510.1. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in...

Section 31510.2. - 31510.2. (a) The board of supervisors of any county subject...

Section 31510.3. - 31510.3. It is intended that disability benefits payable from the...

Section 31510.4. - 31510.4. It is intended that the maintenance of plan F...

ARTICLE 2.6 - Alternative Plan for Counties of the 13th Class

Section 31511. - 31511. (a) The retirement plan created by this article shall...

Section 31511.1. - 31511.1. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in...

Section 31511.2. - 31511.2. (a) There shall be no general members’ contributions under...

Section 31511.3. - 31511.3. (a) Absence from work or termination of employment while...

Section 31511.4. - 31511.4. (a) Retirement of a member who has met the...

Section 31511.5. - 31511.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the...

Section 31511.6. - 31511.6. General members may, within 180 days of the operative...

Section 31511.7. - 31511.7. Until the completion of the next regularly scheduled actuarial...

Section 31511.8. - 31511.8. The board shall before April 1 of each year...

Section 31511.9. - 31511.9. (a) An employer which is subject to this article...

Section 31511.10. - 31511.10. (a) The board of retirement shall establish a position...

Section 31511.11. - 31511.11. (a) The board of supervisors of any county subject...

ARTICLE 2.7 - General Limitations

Section 31515. - 31515. It is the intent of the Legislature to specifically...

Section 31515.5. - 31515.5. The board of supervisors, in compliance with Section 23026,...

Section 31516. - 31516. The board of supervisors, in compliance with Section 7507,...

Section 31517. - 31517. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, as...

ARTICLE 3 - Retirement Board

Section 31520. - 31520. Except as otherwise delegated to the board of investment...

Section 31520.1. - 31520.1. (a) In any county subject to Articles 6.8 (commencing...

Section 31520.11. - 31520.11. As an alternative to the terms of office specified...

Section 31520.12. - 31520.12. (a) Notwithstanding Section 31520.1, and subject to the limitations...

Section 31520.13. - 31520.13. (a) Notwithstanding Section 31520.1, in any county subject to...

Section 31520.2. - 31520.2. (a) In any county in which the assets of...

Section 31520.3. - 31520.3. (a) Notwithstanding Section 31520.1, the board of retirement of...

Section 31520.4. - 31520.4. In any county with a board of retirement composed...

Section 31520.5. - 31520.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 31520.1, in any county subject to...

Section 31520.6. - 31520.6. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Section 31520.3...

Section 31521. - 31521. The board of supervisors may provide that the fourth...

Section 31521.1. - 31521.1. (a) The board of supervisors may provide that in...

Section 31521.3. - 31521.3. (a) The board of supervisors may provide that the...

Section 31522. - 31522. The official duties of elected board members who are...

Section 31522.1. - 31522.1. The board of retirement and both the board of...

Section 31522.2. - 31522.2. In a county in which the board of retirement...

Section 31522.3. - 31522.3. (a) In a county in which the board of...

Section 31522.4. - 31522.4. (a) In a county in which the board of...

Section 31522.5. - 31522.5. (a) In a county in which the board of...

Section 31522.6. - 31522.6. The board may contract with a third party to...

Section 31522.7. - 31522.7. (a) In addition to the authority provided pursuant to...

Section 31522.8. - 31522.8. A board of retirement and a board of investments...

Section 31522.9. - 31522.9. (a) The board of retirement of a county may...

Section 31522.10. - 31522.10. (a) In a county in which the board of...

Section 31522.11. - 31522.11. (a) In a county in which the board of...

Section 31523. - 31523. (a) In the event of a vacancy in the...

Section 31523.1. - 31523.1. (a) In the event of a vacancy in the...

Section 31524. - 31524. Separation from the service of the county of a...

Section 31525. - 31525. The board may make regulations not inconsistent with this...

Section 31526. - 31526. The regulations shall include provisions: (a) For the election...

Section 31527. - 31527. In its regulations, the board may include the following...

Section 31528. - 31528. (a) Unless permitted by this chapter, a member or...

Section 31529. - 31529. The district attorney, or the county counsel if there...

Section 31529.1. - 31529.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the board...

Section 31529.5. - 31529.5. Notwithstanding Section 31529, the board may contract for the...

Section 31529.6. - 31529.6. In addition to the powers granted by Sections 31529,...

Section 31529.9. - 31529.9. (a) In addition to the powers granted by Sections...

Section 31530. - 31530. The county health officer, either directly or through a...

Section 31531. - 31531. If it is impracticable for the board to determine...

Section 31532. - 31532. Sworn statements and individual records of members shall be...

Section 31533. - 31533. Whenever, in order to make a determination, it is...

Section 31534. - 31534. The proposed findings of fact and recommendations of the...

Section 31535. - 31535. The board may issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum,...

Section 31535.1. - 31535.1. The board may issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum,...

Section 31536. - 31536. If a superior court reverses the denial by the...

Section 31537. - 31537. The board may establish efficient records management procedures, which...

Section 31538. - 31538. (a) The board shall adjust the payment of benefits...

Section 31539. - 31539. (a) The board of retirement may, in its discretion,...

Section 31540. - 31540. (a) The obligations of the retirement system to its...

Section 31541. - 31541. (a) Subject to subdivisions (c) and (d), the board...

Section 31541.1. - 31541.1. (a) Subject to subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of...

Section 31542. - 31542. (a) The board shall establish a procedure for assessing...

Section 31542.5. - 31542.5. (a) When a county or district reports compensation to...

Section 31543. - 31543. The board may audit a county or district to...

ARTICLE 4 - Membership

Section 31550. - 31550. Whenever this chapter becomes operative in any county a...

Section 31551. - 31551. The persons expressly declared to be ineligible to membership...

Section 31552. - 31552. All existing officers and employees of the county become...

Section 31552.1. - 31552.1. On the first day of the calendar month after...

Section 31552.2. - 31552.2. All existing officers and employees of the county, now...

Section 31552.4. - 31552.4. Employees and officers described in Section 101851 of the...

Section 31552.5. - 31552.5. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), employees and...

Section 31553. - 31553. Elective officers become members of the retirement association on...

Section 31554. - 31554. All officers and attaches of the superior court established...

Section 31556. - 31556. The board of supervisors and all other county officers...

Section 31557. - 31557. All officers and employees of any district become members...

Section 31557.1. - 31557.1. Officers and employees of a district as defined in...

Section 31557.2. - 31557.2. Any action heretofore taken by the governing body of...

Section 31557.3. - 31557.3. On the date a district, as defined in subdivision...

Section 31558. - 31558. All existing members of a pension system established pursuant...

Section 31558.1. - 31558.1. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 31558 to...

Section 31558.2. - 31558.2. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 31558 to...

Section 31558.5. - 31558.5. All members employed by a county having a population...

Section 31558.6. - 31558.6. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 31558 to...

Section 31558.8. - 31558.8. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 31558 to...

Section 31559. - 31559. Whenever a county or district subject to the provisions...

Section 31560. - 31560. A safety member shall remain a safety member only...

Section 31561. - 31561. Any person employed under contract for temporary services requiring...

Section 31562. - 31562. Any elective officer who does not declare his intention...

Section 31563. - 31563. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person ceases...

Section 31564. - 31564. (a) All officers and employees of any district who...

Section 31564.2. - 31564.2. (a) If a district’s participation in the retirement system...

Section 31564.5. - 31564.5. Whenever the governing body of a district for which...

Section 31565. - 31565. Any member of a system established under this chapter...

Section 31565.5. - 31565.5. Any member of a system established under this chapter...

Section 31567. - 31567. Any member of a retirement system established under this...

ARTICLE 4.5 - Big Bear Fire Agencies Pension Consolidation Act of 2018

Section 31570. - 31570. It is the intent of the Legislature that this...

Section 31571. - 31571. This article shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 31572. - 31572. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:...

Section 31573. - 31573. (a) On and after the effective date of a...

ARTICLE 5 - Financial Provisions

Section 31580. - 31580. The board of supervisors shall appropriate annually from the...

Section 31580.1. - 31580.1. The board may include each year in the contribution...

Section 31580.2. - 31580.2. (a) In counties in which the board of retirement,...

Section 31581. - 31581. After the date a system becomes operative the board...

Section 31581.1. - 31581.1. (a) The board of supervisors may elect to pay...

Section 31581.2. - 31581.2. (a) The board of supervisors or the governing body...

Section 31582. - 31582. (a) The county auditor shall certify to the board...

Section 31582.1. - 31582.1. In any county in which the board of retirement...

Section 31584. - 31584. The board of supervisors shall make the appropriations, and...

Section 31585. - 31585. When any district becomes a part of the retirement...

Section 31585.1. - 31585.1. When an employee paid from the county school service...

Section 31585.2. - 31585.2. On and after the date a district, as defined...

Section 31586. - 31586. All payments of the county or of any district...

Section 31587. - 31587. The board shall apply the contributions of the county...

Section 31588. - 31588. A trust fund account to be designated as “employees...

Section 31588.1. - 31588.1. There is hereby established in the County Employees’ Retirement...

Section 31588.2. - 31588.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds in...

Section 31589. - 31589. All transfers or payments to the retirement system and...

Section 31589.1. - 31589.1. There is hereby established for accounting purposes in the...

Section 31590. - 31590. (a) All warrants, checks, and electronic fund transfers drawn...

Section 31591. - 31591. (a) Regular interest shall be credited semiannually on June...

Section 31592. - 31592. Earnings of the retirement fund during any year in...

Section 31592.2. - 31592.2. (a) In any county, earnings of the retirement fund...

Section 31592.3. - 31592.3. In any county, earnings of the retirement fund, in...

Section 31592.4. - 31592.4. (a) The amount of excess earnings available at the...

Section 31592.5. - 31592.5. The board shall provide to any recognized retiree organization...

Section 31592.6. - 31592.6. In order for a recognized retiree organization to fulfill...

Section 31593. - 31593. The retirement board shall conduct an audit of the...

Section 31594. - 31594. It is the intent of the Legislature, consistent with...

Section 31595. - 31595. The board has exclusive control of the investment of...

Section 31595.1. - 31595.1. (a) The board may authorize the treasurer to control...

Section 31595.41. - 31595.41. All acts made or done by the board or...

Section 31595.9. - 31595.9. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 31595, in addition to...

Section 31596. - 31596. (a) When securities belonging to or held for the...

Section 31596.1. - 31596.1. The expenses of investing its moneys shall be borne...

Section 31597. - 31597. Before June 30th of each year the retirement board...

Section 31597.1. - 31597.1. Before December 31 of each year, the retirement board...

Section 31597.2. - 31597.2. In those counties in which the retirement board has...

Section 31598. - 31598. The annual statement shall be prepared in accordance with...

Section 31599. - 31599. In addition to other records and accounts, the retirement...

Section 31600. - 31600. A pension, annuity, or retirement allowance is payable in...

Section 31601.1. - 31601.1. In counties having a board of investments pursuant to...

Section 31602. - 31602. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of...

Section 31603. - 31603. The board of retirement or the board of investments,...

Section 31607. - 31607. To assist in carrying out its investment powers and...

ARTICLE 5.5 - Alternative Financial Provisions

Section 31610. - 31610. This article shall not become operative in any county...

Section 31611. - 31611. An actuarial valuation shall be made within one year...

Section 31612. - 31612. “Actuarial rate” means the interest assumption rate established by...

Section 31613. - 31613. “Net earnings” means the earnings of the retirement fund...

Section 31614. - 31614. Notwithstanding Section 31529, the board may contract for the...

Section 31615. - 31615. Regular interest at the actuarial rate, or at the...

Section 31616. - 31616. After the semiannual application of Section 31615, earnings of...

Section 31617. - 31617. In each county having an agreement prior to January...

Section 31618. - 31618. The board shall establish a Supplemental Retiree Benefit Reserve...

Section 31618.5. - 31618.5. (a) The board shall annually transfer, from the administrative...

Section 31619. - 31619. Remaining net earnings, after the sequential application of Sections...

ARTICLE 6 - Members Contributions

Section 31620. - 31620. The normal rates of contribution of members shall be...

Section 31620.5. - 31620.5. The normal rates of contribution of general and safety...

Section 31621. - 31621. The normal rates of contribution except for members covered...

Section 31621.1. - 31621.1. In counties adopting Section 31676.11 the normal rates of...

Section 31621.2. - 31621.2. In counties adopting Section 31676.12, the normal rates of...

Section 31621.3. - 31621.3. In counties adopting Section 31676.11, 31676.13, or 31676.14, or...

Section 31621.4. - 31621.4. The normal rates of contribution except for members covered...

Section 31621.5. - 31621.5. In counties adopting Section 31676.12, the normal rates of...

Section 31621.6. - 31621.6. In counties adopting Section 31676.15, the normal rates of...

Section 31621.7. - 31621.7. The normal rates of contribution for members covered by...

Section 31621.8. - 31621.8. In counties adopting Section 31676.17, 31676.18, or 31676.19, the...

Section 31621.9. - 31621.9. In counties adopting Section 31676.14, the normal rates of...

Section 31621.11. - 31621.11. Instead of the normal rates of contribution required by...

Section 31622. - 31622. Until revised pursuant to Sections 31453 and 31454, the...

Section 31623. - 31623. The normal rate of contribution established for age 59...

Section 31625. - 31625. Except as provided in Section 31625.1, unless otherwise provided...

Section 31625.1. - 31625.1. In those counties in which salary or wage warrants...

Section 31625.2. - 31625.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, contributions...

Section 31625.3. - 31625.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, contributions...

Section 31626. - 31626. Payment of salaries and wages less the contribution is...

Section 31627. - 31627. Subject to the regulations prescribed by the board, any...

Section 31627.1. - 31627.1. A member who has additional contributions under Section 31627...

Section 31627.2. - 31627.2. In any county in which the provisions of Section...

Section 31627.6. - 31627.6. Whenever any member elects to receive credit for any...

Section 31628. - 31628. If the service of a member is discontinued other...

Section 31629. - 31629. If a former member does not file proper application...

Section 31629.5. - 31629.5. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 31628 and 31629, on and after...

Section 31630. - 31630. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this chapter, the...

Section 31631. - 31631. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a board of supervisors...

Section 31631.5. - 31631.5. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,...

ARTICLE 6.8 - Safety Members Contributions

Section 31639. - 31639. This article shall apply in a county subject to...

Section 31639.1. - 31639.1. The normal rates of contribution of safety members shall...

Section 31639.25. - 31639.25. The normal rates of contributions shall be such as...

Section 31639.26. - 31639.26. Instead of the normal rates of contribution required by...

Section 31639.3. - 31639.3. Until revised pursuant to Sections 31453 and 31454, the...

Section 31639.5. - 31639.5. The normal rate of contribution shall be such as...

Section 31639.7. - 31639.7. (a) If a member not previously within the field...

Section 31639.75. - 31639.75. A safety member not previously within the field of...

Section 31639.76. - 31639.76. Notwithstanding Section 31639.7, a safety member described in subdivision...

Section 31639.8. - 31639.8. The additional contributions of such members shall be paid...

Section 31639.85. - 31639.85. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this chapter, in...

Section 31639.9. - 31639.9. In any county of the ninth class, as defined...

Section 31639.95. - 31639.95. (a) This section shall only apply to the retirement...

ARTICLE 7 - Service

Section 31640. - 31640. “County service” means the employment of a person by...

Section 31640.5. - 31640.5. Where service for which a member receives credit, either...

Section 31640.7. - 31640.7. (a) A member of a retirement system shall not...

Section 31641. - 31641. “Service” means uninterrupted employment of any person appointed or...

Section 31641.01. - 31641.01. In any county of the eighth or ninth class...

Section 31641.02. - 31641.02. In any county of the third class as established...

Section 31641.03. - 31641.03. In any county the board of supervisors may provide...

Section 31641.04. - 31641.04. (a) When the board of supervisors, by resolution, determines...

Section 31641.05. - 31641.05. (a) Notwithstanding Section 31641.04 or any other provision of...

Section 31641.1. - 31641.1. A member who was in public service before becoming...

Section 31641.2. - 31641.2. Any member of the retirement system who elects pursuant...

Section 31641.20. - 31641.20. Any member of the retirement system who elects pursuant...

Section 31641.21. - 31641.21. Regular interest computed at the current interest rate as...

Section 31641.3. - 31641.3. In Section 31641.2 compensation first earnable shall be that...

Section 31641.4. - 31641.4. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a...

Section 31641.45. - 31641.45. Whenever a member is entitled to redeposit funds previously...

Section 31641.5. - 31641.5. A member who prior to his entrance into the...

Section 31641.51. - 31641.51. “Interest at the current rate” means that amount of...

Section 31641.55. - 31641.55. (a) A member described in Section 31470.4 who was...

Section 31641.56. - 31641.56. A member who returns to county service after having...

Section 31641.6. - 31641.6. An employee of a city who has become a...

Section 31641.7. - 31641.7. If the member is unable to furnish the information...

Section 31641.8. - 31641.8. Any member who has elected to make contributions pursuant...

Section 31641.9. - 31641.9. All contributions made by a member, pursuant to Sections...

Section 31641.95. - 31641.95. Sections 31470.7, 31478, 31479, 31480, 31641.1, 31641.2, 31641.3, 31641.4,...

Section 31641.96. - 31641.96. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, Section 31641....

Section 31641.97. - 31641.97. (a) This section shall be applicable in the retirement...

Section 31642. - 31642. The following shall not be considered as breaking the...

Section 31643. - 31643. Unless otherwise provided in the regulations of the board,...

Section 31644. - 31644. In its regulations the board may provide what service...

Section 31645. - 31645. Except as provided in Sections 31641.5 or 31648 credit...

Section 31645.5. - 31645.5. Prior service includes service rendered for a district as...

Section 31646. - 31646. (a) A member who returns to active service following...

Section 31646.1. - 31646.1. A member who returns to active service following an...

Section 31646.2. - 31646.2. (a) The board may grant a member who is...

Section 31646.5. - 31646.5. (a) A member who wishes to apply for a...

Section 31647. - 31647. A person is not entitled to credit as prior...

Section 31648. - 31648. If any officer or employee not previously included within...

Section 31648.2. - 31648.2. In any county in which the board of supervisors...

Section 31648.3. - 31648.3. A member who is a full-time employee and returns...

Section 31648.4. - 31648.4. In any county in which the board of supervisors...

Section 31648.5. - 31648.5. Any elective officer (a) who has filed a declaration...

Section 31648.55. - 31648.55. Any member who is an elective officer, and who...

Section 31648.6. - 31648.6. Any elective officer whose term of office expires at...

Section 31649. - 31649. (a) This chapter shall comply with the Uniformed Services...

Section 31649.1. - 31649.1. Any employer who reemploys a member who is subject...

Section 31652. - 31652. (a) Any member may redeposit in the retirement fund,...

Section 31652.1. - 31652.1. (a) Any member may redeposit in the retirement fund,...

Section 31652.2. - 31652.2. (a) Any member of a retirement system established pursuant...

Section 31653. - 31653. Notwithstanding this article, the governing board of the county...

Section 31654. - 31654. Whenever, as a result of the resumption by the...

Section 31655. - 31655. Any member may receive credit for war relocation absence...

Section 31656. - 31656. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit...

Section 31657. - 31657. Subject to Section 20588, whenever, as a result of...

Section 31658. - 31658. (a) An active member may elect, by written notice...

ARTICLE 7.5 - Retirement of Safety Members for Service

Section 31662. - 31662. This article shall apply in a county subject to...

Section 31662.2. - 31662.2. (a) Retirement of a safety member in a county...

Section 31662.4. - 31662.4. At the expiration of two years after a retirement...

Section 31662.6. - 31662.6. Two years after a retirement system established by this...

Section 31662.8. - 31662.8. Every safety member holding an elective office shall be...

Section 31663. - 31663. After January 1, 1954, or two years after a...

Section 31663.1. - 31663.1. (a) Sections 31662.6 and 31663 shall not apply to...

Section 31663.15. - 31663.15. (a) Sections 31662.4, 31662.6, 31662.8, and 31663 shall not...

Section 31663.25. - 31663.25. (a) Except as provided in Section 31663.26, a safety...

Section 31663.26. - 31663.26. (a) Notwithstanding Section 31663.25, a safety member who has...

Section 31663.3. - 31663.3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any county...

Section 31664. - 31664. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the current...

Section 31664.1. - 31664.1. (a) This section may be made applicable in any...

Section 31664.15. - 31664.15. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a safety...

Section 31664.2. - 31664.2. (a) This section may be made applicable in any...

Section 31664.3. - 31664.3. This section shall apply in any county having a...

Section 31664.4. - 31664.4. Any person who elects to become a safety member...

Section 31664.5. - 31664.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a...

Section 31664.65. - 31664.65. If a member retires with credit for time during...

ARTICLE 8 - Retirement for Service

Section 31670. - 31670. (a) Retirement of a member who has met the...

Section 31671. - 31671. (a) The amount of compensation that is taken into...

Section 31671.05. - 31671.05. A member who, on December 31, 1978, was a...

Section 31672. - 31672. (a) A member who has reached 70 years of...

Section 31672.1. - 31672.1. (a) An employee who has reached 55 years of...

Section 31672.2. - 31672.2. (a) An elective officer who filed a declaration with...

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California Code PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197

California Code
PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197