Title GOV — California Gov. Code

(a) Any person employed who qualifies as a member shall certify to the board his or her election to be covered by the retirement plan established by this article or to be covered by the retirement provisions and benefits otherwise available to members as of the date of employment…

(a) Any person who qualifies as a member, and who has not elected to be covered by the retirement provisions and benefits available to members, shall become a member of the plan established by this article as of the first day of the month following the date of employment or date …

(a) General members may elect to transfer to the retirement plan created by this article upon proper application executed by the member and filed with the board. That transfer is voluntary and shall be irrevocable. (b) The retirement benefits of the transferred members are govern…

(a) In accordance with the provisions of this section, general members, whose retirement benefits are governed by the noncontributory plan created by this article, may transfer to the contributory plan. Contributory plan shall mean Retirement Plan D. Transfer may be made by elect…

(a) A general member whose benefits are governed by Retirement Plan D may, during a period of active employment, elect to change plan membership and become a member, prospectively, in Retirement Plan E. The election shall be made upon written application signed by the member and …

(a) Members who have elected to transfer under Section 31494.1 shall be provided within 90 days of the election date the cost of contributions required for that period of all creditable service with the employer prior to the month for which monthly contributions are to commence, …

(a) A general member whose benefits are governed by Retirement Plan E may, during a period of active employment, elect to change plan membership and become a member, prospectively, in Retirement Plan D. The election shall be made upon written application signed by the member and …

Until the completion of the next regularly scheduled actuarial survey of the retirement system, the employer contribution required to finance the plan created by this article shall be established by the board, upon the recommendation of the actuary.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, every retirement allowance or death allowance payable, on or after the operative date of this section, to or on account of any member of Retirement Plan E who retires or dies or who has retired or died shall, as of April 1 …

A member may use current, forfeited, and vested membership periods earned under this chapter when meeting the reciprocity requirements for purposes of determining age of entry, as defined in Sections 31833 and 31833.1. This section shall not apply to members who are retired from …

Section 31835.1 applies to a member eligible to retire at 55 years of age pursuant to Section 31491. This section is declaratory of existing law.

(a) The retirement plan created by this article shall be known as Retirement Plan 3. (b) This article shall be applicable in the retirement system of any county of the 10th class, if the board of supervisors executes a memorandum of understanding with employee representatives and…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this section govern the construction of this article. (a) “Board” means the board of retirement. (b) “Employer” means the county or district or agency whose employees are members of the retirement system of the c…

(a) There shall be no general members’ contributions under the plan created by this article. (b) A member who transfers to the retirement plan created by this article shall have refunded, within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed nine months from the date of receipt of el…

(a) Except as provided in Section 31498.3 and under reciprocal provisions of this article, a member who was in public service prior to becoming a member may not elect to receive credit in this retirement plan for that public service time, and shall not receive credit for that pri…

(a) Retirement of a member or former member who has met the requirements for age and service shall be made by the board, at which time the member or former member becomes a retired member. (b) Any member who has completed 10 years of service shall be vested under the plan created…

(a) Upon the death of a retired member, 50 percent of the retirement pension, if not modified in accordance with the optional survivor allowance in subdivision (b), shall be continued during and throughout the life of his or her surviving spouse, if he or she was married to the m…

(a) Any person employed subsequent to the effective date of this article who would otherwise qualify as a member shall not become a member until he or she certifies to the board his or her election to be covered by the retirement plan established by this article or to be covered …

(a) General members may, within 180 days of the effective date of this article, elect to transfer to the retirement plan created by this article upon proper application executed by the member and filed with the board. (b) The retirement benefits of the transferred members are gov…

Until the completion of the next regularly scheduled actuarial survey of the retirement system, the employer contribution required to finance the plan created by this article shall be established by the board, upon the recommendation of the actuary.

(a) The retirement plan created by this article shall be known as Retirement Plan 3. (b) This article shall be applicable in the retirement system of any county of the 25th class as described by Section 28046, if the board of supervisors executes a memorandum of understanding wit…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this section govern the construction of this article. (a) “Board” means the board of retirement. (b) “Employer” means the county or district or agency whose employees are members of the retirement system of the c…

(a) The retirement plan created by this article shall be known as Retirement Plan 3. (b) This article shall be applicable in the retirement system of any county of the 20th class as described by Section 28041, if the board of supervisors adopts, by majority vote, a resolution pro…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this section govern the construction of this article. (a) “Board” means the board of retirement. (b) “Employer” means the county or district or agency whose employees are members of the retirement system of the c…

(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 31499.13, there shall be no general members’ contributions under the plan created by this article. (2) A member who transfers to the retirement plan created by this article shall have refunded, within a reasonable period of time, no…

(a) An active member governed by the provisions of this article may elect, by written notice filed with the board, to make contributions and receive credit in this retirement system for service with the county that was rendered prior to his or her current membership in the system…

(a) Retirement of a member or former member who has met the requirements for age and service shall be made by the board, at which time the member or former member becomes a retired member. (b) Any member who has completed 10 years of service shall be vested under the plan created…

(a) Upon the death of a retired member, 50 percent of the retirement pension, if not modified in accordance with the optional survivor allowance in subdivision (b), shall be continued during and throughout the life of his or her surviving spouse, if he or she was married to the m…

Any person employed subsequent to the effective date of this article who would otherwise qualify as a member shall not become a member until he or she certifies to the board his or her election to be covered by the retirement plan established by this article or to be covered by t…

(a) General members may, within 180 days of the effective date of this article, elect to transfer to the retirement plan created by this article upon proper application executed by the member and filed with the board. (b) The retirement benefits of the transferred members are gov…

Until the completion of the next regularly scheduled actuarial survey of the retirement system, the employer contribution required to finance the plan created by this article shall be established by the board, upon the recommendation of the actuary.

If any provision of this article, or the application thereof, to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and, to this end t…

(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 31499.3, there shall be no general members’ contributions under the plan created by this article. (2) A member who transfers to the retirement plan created by this article shall have refunded, within a reasonable period of time, not…

(a) An active member governed by the provisions of this article may elect, by written notice filed with the board, to make contributions and receive credit in this retirement system for service with the county that was rendered prior to his or her current membership in the system…

(a) Retirement of a member or former member who has met the requirements for age and service shall be made by the board, at which time the member or former member becomes a retired member. (b) Any member who has completed 10 years of service shall be vested under the plan created…

(a) Upon the death of a retired member, 50 percent of the retirement pension, if not modified in accordance with the optional survivor allowance in subdivision (b), shall be continued during and throughout the life of his or her surviving spouse, if he or she was married to the m…

Any person employed subsequent to the effective date of this article who would otherwise qualify as a member shall not become a member until he or she certifies to the board his or her election to be covered by the retirement plan established by this article or to be covered by t…

(a) General members may, within 180 days of the effective date of this article, elect to transfer to the retirement plan created by this article upon proper application executed by the member and filed with the board. Such transfer is voluntary and shall be irrevocable. (b) The r…

Until the completion of the next regularly scheduled actuarial survey of the retirement system, the employer contribution required to finance the plan created by this article shall be established by the board, upon the recommendation of the actuary.

If any provision of this article, or the application thereof, to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and, to this end t…

A retirement system is established in any county for eligible officers and employees by the adoption of an ordinance, accepting this chapter, by: (a) A majority vote of the electors voting on the proposition at a special or general election; or (b) A four-fifths vote of the board…

This chapter becomes operative in any county on either January 1st or July 1st following the adoption of the ordinance, as specified in the ordinance, but not sooner than 60 days after its adoption.

This chapter may be made effective by a resolution adopted by a majority of the governing board or committee of any institution operated by two or more counties, or by a majority of the governing board or committee of any district as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 31468, i…

A retirement system established pursuant to this chapter shall supersede any previously established county pension system.

The assets and records of a superseded system shall become the assets and records of this retirement system, but there shall be left to the superseded system not established pursuant to either Chapter 4 or Chapter 5, sufficient assets, according to tables adopted by the board of …

All previously retired members of the superseded system shall be paid for their respective lives the full amount of the retirement payments or annuities to which they are entitled.

The retirement board created by this chapter shall determine the amount and kind of assets necessary to meet the requirements of Section 31506, and if the amount so determined proves insufficient, the county shall annually appropriate the sum necessary to fulfill the requirements…

The assets shall be administered solely by the board subject to the provisions of this chapter as to the custody, investment, and disbursement of the retirement fund. If there are assets of the superseded system remaining after the termination of all liabilities of the superseded…

A member who has made special contributions to a superseded system shall have the option of withdrawing such special contributions together with interest thereon, following the transfer of contributions to this system, or of permitting the contributions to remain as additional co…

(a) This article shall be applicable to all members of the retirement system of any county of the first class, as defined by Section 28020, as amended by Chapter 1204 of the Statutes of 1971, and Section 28022, as amended by Chapter 43 of the Statutes of 1961. (b) The purpose of …