Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) A member’s written application for retirement, if submitted to the board within nine months after the date the member discontinued his or her state service, and, in the case of retirement for disability, if the member was physically or mentally incapacitated to perform his or…

The right of a person to a pension, retirement allowance, return of contributions, the pension, retirement allowance, any optional benefit, or any other right accrued or accruing to any person under this part are exempt from taxation, including any inheritance tax, whether state,…

The right of a person to any benefit or other right under this part and the money in the retirement fund are not subject to execution or any process whatsoever except to the extent permitted by Section 704.110 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and are unassignable, except as specif…

Any allowance may be paid directly to a trust. A trustee of the trust shall have the right to make tax withholding elections and to change the address for annuitant payments and correspondence. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The benefits payable after August 4, 1943 under this system shall not be modified on account of any amounts paid to a retired member or beneficiary under Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996…

For the purposes of determining eligibility for disability retirement, calculating disability retirement allowances, and determining and calculating death benefits, any member who, while in a membership category under which special benefits are provided by this part because a dis…

Subject to compliance with this part, after a member has qualified as to service and disability for retirement for disability, or as to age and service for retirement for service, nothing shall deprive him or her of the right to a retirement allowance as determined under this par…

In lieu of receiving a monthly allowance that is less than ten dollars ($10) per month, the beneficiary or survivor entitled to the allowance may elect to receive the actuarial equivalent of the monthly allowance in one payment. Payment of the actuarial equivalent amount pursuant…

The sole purpose of this section is to notify the current spouse of the selection of benefits or change of beneficiary made by a member. This section is not intended to conflict with community property law. (a) An application for a refund of the member’s accumulated contributions…

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 751 and 1100 of the Family Code, whenever payment or refund is made by this system to a member, former member, beneficiary of a member or estate of a member pursuant to any provision of this part, or to the State Department of Social Ser…

Retired members of this system, and beneficiaries who are entitled to receive allowances or benefits under this part, may authorize deductions to be made from their retirement allowance payments or from the allowances and benefits, respectively, or from either or both if both are…

Retired members of this system, and beneficiaries who are entitled to receive allowances or benefits under this part, may authorize deductions to be made from their retirement allowance payments or from the allowances and benefits, respectively, or from either or both when both a…

Upon receipt of proof, satisfactory to the board, that a warrant drawn in payment of a retirement allowance or in payment of any other account due from the retirement system has been lost, the Controller upon the request of the board shall issue a duplicate warrant in payment of …

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person entitled to the receipt of benefits from any state retirement system may authorize the payment of the benefits to be directly deposited by electronic fund transfer into the person’s account at the financial institution of…

The Controller may make an agreement with one or more financial institutions participating in the Automated Clearing House pursuant to the local rules, and may establish a program, for the direct deposit by electronic fund transfer of the benefits, after any withholding required …

(a) Any person entitled to a benefit from this system may request that payment be made by deposit by electronic fund transfer in the person’s bank, savings and loan association, or credit union account. (b) If deposit pursuant to subdivision (a) is not available, deposit may be m…

The legislative body may compel the owner, lessee, or occupant of buildings, grounds, or lots to remove dirt, rubbish, weeds, and rank growths from buildings or grounds and adjacent sidewalks. If the person compelled by the legislative body defaults, after notice prescribed by th…

By ordinance the legislative body may: (a) Require and provide for the removal of grass, weeds, or other obstructions from the sidewalks, parkings, or streets and make the cost of removal a lien upon the abutting property. (b) Require or provide for the removal from property, lan…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Accessory dwelling units are a valuable form of housing in California. (b) Accessory dwelling units provide housing for family members, students, the elderly, in-home health care providers, the disabled, and others, at …

It is the intent of the Legislature that an accessory dwelling unit or a junior accessory dwelling unit ordinance adopted by a local agency has the effect of providing for the creation of accessory dwelling units or a junior accessory dwelling unit and that provisions in this ord…

(a) Fees charged for the construction of accessory dwelling units or junior accessory dwelling units shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 66000) and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 66012). (b) An accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory …

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, and except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a local agency shall not deny a permit for an unpermitted accessory dwelling unit or an unpermitted junior accessory dwelling unit that was constructed before January 1, 2020, due to either of…

Notwithstanding Section 65803, this chapter shall also apply to a charter city. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 7, Sec. 20. (SB 477) Effective March 25, 2024.)

For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Accessory dwelling unit” means an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. It shall inclu…

The department may review, adopt, amend, or repeal guidelines to implement uniform standards or criteria that supplement or clarify the terms, references, and standards set forth in this chapter. The guidelines adopted pursuant to this section are not subject to Chapter 3.5 (comm…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Brown-Presley Trial Court Funding Act. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. Effective September 16, 1988. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)

The Judicial Council shall adopt rules which establish a decentralized system of trial court management. These rules shall ensure: (a) Local authority and responsibility of trial courts to manage day-to-day operations. (b) Countywide administration of the trial courts. (c) The au…

As used in this chapter, “board” means the board of supervisors of a county. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. Effective September 16, 1988. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)

(a) As used in this chapter, “court operations” means all of the following: (1) Salaries, benefits, and public agency retirement contributions for superior court judges and for subordinate judicial officers. For purposes of this paragraph, “subordinate judicial officers” includes…

As used in this chapter, “option county” means a county which has adopted the provisions of this chapter for the current fiscal year. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. Effective September 16, 1988. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)

As used in this chapter, “state-mandated local program” means any and all reimbursements owed or owing by operation of either Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, or Section 17561 of the Government Code, or both. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. Eff…

As used in this chapter, “subordinate judicial officer” means a court commissioner or referee authorized by statute. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. Effective September 16, 1988. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)

As used in this chapter, “trial court funding” means the amount of state funds provided for the operation of the trial courts, as defined in Section 77003, appropriated in the Budget Act, and allocated or reallocated by the Judicial Council. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 811, Sec.…

As used in this chapter, “trial court” means a superior court. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 506. Effective January 1, 2003. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)

As used in this chapter, “filing fees” means any and all fees and charges, liberally construed, collected or collectible for filing, processing, including service of process, copying, endorsing, or for any other service related to court operations as defined in Section 77003. (Am…

(a) The Judicial Council may establish bank accounts for the superior courts and require the courts to deposit moneys for trial court operations, and any other moneys under the control of the courts, into those accounts. Deposits to these accounts shall include, but are not limit…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county or city and county may, pursuant to this section, lend money to the trial courts of that county to help the courts with cash-flow problems or other emergency monetary needs. If a county lends a trial court money pursuant to…

As used in this chapter, “county” includes a city and county. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. Effective September 16, 1988. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)

As used in this chapter, “Controller” means the State Controller. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. Effective September 16, 1988. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)

(a) Upon the legal separation or dissolution of marriage of a member, the court shall include in the judgment or a court order the date on which the parties separated. (b) If the community property is divided in accordance with paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 2610 of …

“Nonmember,” as used in this article, means the spouse or former spouse of a member, who as a result of petitioning the court for the division of community property, has been awarded a distinct and separate account reflecting specific credited service and accumulated contribution…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a spouse or registered domestic partner who is not an alternate payee, as defined in Section 414(p)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Sec. 401 et seq.) shall not receive a distribution until the member separates from e…

(a) The nonmember who is awarded a separate account shall have the right to a refund of the accumulated contributions in the separate account of the nonmember. (b) The nonmember shall file an application on a form provided by this system to obtain the refund. (c) The refund shall…

(a) The nonmember who is awarded a separate account may redeposit accumulated contributions previously refunded to the member in accordance with the determination of the court required by Section 21290. (b) The nonmember may redeposit only those accumulated contributions that wer…

(a) The nonmember shall have the right to purchase service credit pursuant to the determination of the court required by Section 21290. (b) The nonmember may purchase only that service credit that the court, pursuant to Section 21290 has determined to be the community property in…

A nonmember shall be retired upon his or her written application to the board if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The nonmember has attained the minimum age prescribed by the applicable service retirement formula of the member. (b) On the date of marriage dissolution …