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• § 31676.98 — Any county under the provisions of Section 31676.
• § 31677 — If a member retires for service before attaining age 60, the prior service pension shall be reduced to that amount which the value of the pensions as deferred to age 60 will purchase at the actual age
• § 31678 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any member of a retirement association established in any county pursuant to this chapter, who upon retirement receives a retirement allowance calc
• § 31678.1 — (a) In a county of the 14th class, as defined by Section 28020, as amended by Chapter 1204 of the Statutes of 1971, and Section 28035, as amended by Chapter 1204 of the Statutes of 1971, Section 31678
• § 31678.2 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 31678 or any other provision of this chapter, a board of supervisors or a governing body of a district may, by resolution adopted by majority vote, make any section of this
• § 31678.3 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a resolution adopted by a board of supervisors to make any formula for calculation of retirement benefits described in this section applicable
• § 31678.31 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board of supervisors or the governing body of a district within the county may, by resolution adopted by majority vote, do the following: (
• § 31678.4 — The governing body of a district as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 31468 shall not elect to make a formula for the calculation of retirement benefits applicable to the personnel of the district
• § 31679 — In every county in which a retirement system was established prior to January 1, 1953, if a member enters or has heretofore entered the retirement system with credit for prior service, and has heretof
• § 31680 — (a) A member retired for service or disability shall not be paid for any service rendered by him or her to the county or district after the date of his or her retirement, except: (1) As specifically p
• § 31680.01 — As used in Section 31680 service rendered as a member of a governing board of a joint agency created by two or more counties, under the authority of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Divisio
• § 31680.1 — (a) Any person who has retired under this chapter may, without reinstatement from retirement or loss or interruption of benefits under this chapter, serve as a juror, election officer, field deputy fo
• § 31680.10 — (a) A person who has been retired under this chapter for service following an involuntary termination of their employment, and who is subsequently reinstated to that employment pursuant to an administ
• § 31680.15 — (a) On and after January 1, 2018, a person who has retired under this chapter may serve without reinstatement from retirement or loss or interruption of benefits under this chapter, as an elective off
• § 31680.16 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 31680, this section shall apply to a retired person who is receiving a retirement benefit from a county retirement system and is appointed or elected to either of the follo
• § 31680.2 — (a) Any person who has retired may be employed in a position requiring special skills or knowledge, as determined by the county or district employing them, for a period of time not to exceed 90 workin
• § 31680.3 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 31680.
• § 31680.4 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member retired for service and reemployed in a county or district under this chapter shall become again an active member of the retirement association upo
• § 31680.5 — (a) Upon reinstatement, pursuant to Section 31680.
• § 31680.6 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 31680.
• § 31680.7 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who has been retired for service may be reemployed by the county or district from which he or she has been retired.
• § 31680.8 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a safety member who was required to retire for service because of age during the operative dates of, and as described in, Section 31662.
• § 31680.9 — (a) A person who has been retired under the retirement system, for service or for disability, may not be employed in any capacity thereafter by the county or a district of the retirement system unless
• § 31681 — In every county having a population in excess of 2,000,000, the minimum retirement allowance for every member who has heretofore or who shall be hereafter retired at compulsory retirement age and who
• § 31681.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, every retirement allowance payable for time commencing on the effective date of this section to any previously retired member of a superseded
• § 31681.2 — Every retirement allowance payable for time commencing on the effective date of this section to or on account of any member of this system or of a superseded system, who was retired prior to January 1
• § 31681.4 — Every retirement allowance for time commencing on the effective date of this section to or on account of any member of this system or of a superseded system, who was retired or died on or after Januar
• § 31681.5 — Every retirement allowance payable for time commencing on the effective date of this section to, or on account of any member of this system or of a superseded system, who has been retired for service,
• § 31681.51 — Every retirement allowance or optional death allowance (including an allowance payable to a survivor of a member) payable to or on account of any member of this system or of a superseded system who ha
• § 31681.52 — Every retirement allowance or optional death allowance, including an allowance payable to a survivor of a member, payable to or on account of any member of this system or of a superseded system who ha
• § 31681.53 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a retirement allowance or optional death allowance, including an allowance payable to a survivor of a member, payable to or on account of any member of this
• § 31681.54 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of this section, a retirement allowance or optional death allowance, including an allowance payable to a survivor of a member, payable to or on account of any
• § 31681.55 — Effective the first day of the first month after adoption of this section by the board of supervisors, the allowance paid with respect to any member of this system who retired or died prior to January
• § 31681.6 — In any county which made Section 31676.
• § 31681.7 — Every retirement allowance payable during the time this section is operative in any county to, or on account of any member of this system or of a superseded system, who has been retired for service sh
• § 31681.8 — (a) The board of supervisors in any county under the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 may provide, effective on a date determined by the board, for cost-of-living payments, in addition to those
• § 31682 — The board of retirement of a county of the 13th class, as defined by Sections 28020 and 28034, as amended by Chapter 1204 of the Statutes of 1971, may elect to provide, by resolution, a vested supplem
• § 31682.2 — If the board of retirement of a county of the 13th class adopts, or has adopted, a resolution pursuant to Section 31682, then for those persons who are first employed by an employer of the system on o
• § 31683 — (a) The board of supervisors in a county of the ninth class, as defined in Sections 28020 and 28030, may elect to provide an additional benefit to members who retired and to their surviving beneficiar
• § 31685 — (a) Upon the legal separation or dissolution of marriage of a member, after joining the retirement system as a party to the proceeding pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2060) of Part 1 of
• § 31685.01 — Benefits enumerated in this article shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013, whichever is applicable.
• § 31685.1 — “Nonmember,” as used in this article, means the spouse or former spouse, or child or other dependent as ordered by the court, of a member, who as a result of petitioning the court for the division of
• § 31685.2 — (a) The nonmember who is awarded a separate account shall have the right to a refund of the accumulated contributions and interest credited in the separate account of the nonmember.
• § 31685.3 — (a) The nonmember who is awarded a separate account may redeposit accumulated contributions and interest previously refunded to the member in accordance with the determination of the court required by
• § 31685.4 — (a) The nonmember shall have the right to purchase service credit pursuant to the determination of the court required by Section 31685.
• § 31685.5 — A nonmember shall be retired upon his or her written application to the board if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The member or nonmember has attained the minimum age prescribed by the app
• § 31685.6 — Retirement shall be effective and the retirement allowance shall begin to accrue as of the date designated in the nonmember’s application as the effective date of retirement, or the day following the
• § 31685.7 — (a) If the nonmember retires before the member retires, “final compensation” means the highest average annual compensation earnable by the member during the three consecutive years, or one year where
• § 31685.8 — A nonmember entitled to receive a retirement allowance shall receive a retirement allowance based on the service retirement formula applicable to the service credited to the nonmember.
• § 31685.9 — If a member becomes disabled, the combined benefit payments to both the member and nonmember shall not exceed the amount that would otherwise be paid to the member alone.
• § 31685.95 — (a) Under no circumstances shall a retirement plan be required to make payments in any manner that will result in an increase in the amount of benefits provided under the plan.
• § 31685.96 — (a) The age factor applicable to the nonmember shall be based on the age of the nonmember at the time of his or her retirement.
• § 31685.97 — This article shall not be operative in any county until the board of supervisors shall, by resolution adopted by a majority vote, make this article applicable in the county.
• § 31691 — (a) The board of supervisors of any county by ordinance, or the governing body of any district under the County Employees Retirement Law, by ordinance or resolution, may provide for the contribution b
• § 31691.1 — (a) In lieu of the benefits prescribed by Section 31691, the board of retirement may provide on behalf of a member who has retired, or an eligible surviving spouse who was married to the member prior
• § 31691.2 — The board of retirement in a county of the first class may permit active members and their dependents to enroll in any plan authorized in Section 31691.
• § 31692 — The adoption of an ordinance or resolution pursuant to Section 31691 shall give no vested right to any member or retired member, and the board of supervisors or the governing body of the district may
• § 31693 — In any county, district, or county retirement system providing benefits under this article, the county, district, or county retirement system shall provide any recognized retiree organization, as defi
• § 31694 — (a) The board of supervisors of a county or the governing body of a district or other public entity may, by ordinance or resolution and with the agreement of the board of retirement, provide for the c
• § 31694.1 — (a) The retirement system shall separately account for the funds contributed to the Post-Employment Benefits Trust Account by each participating employer and the earnings and expenses related to the i
• § 31694.2 — An employer who elects to participate in the Post-Employment Benefits Trust Account shall be required to establish, fund, and apply distributions from the Post-Employment Benefits Trust Account, and a
• § 31694.3 — (a) The board of supervisors of a county, or the governing body of a district, may establish, by resolution or ordinance, its own trust for the sole purpose of funding any post-employment benefits pro
• § 31694.4 — This article shall not apply to a county, district, or other public entity in a county of the first class as defined by Section 28020 until the provisions of this article are funded pursuant to the pr
• § 31694.5 — A contract entered into between a public employer and a board of retirement or board of investments as described in Section 31694.
• § 31694.6 — (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this article, if the Post-Employment Benefits Trust Account established under Section 31694 is established as a part of the retirement fund, then t
• § 31695.1 — Any provisions of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, the board of supervisors in any county not subject to the provisions of Section 31676.
• § 31695.2 — All eligible employees may elect to be included within the safety member provisions of this chapter by written notice filed with the board not later than 60 days from and after the effective date of t
• § 31695.3 — From and after the effective date of the approval of the board of supervisors under Section 31695.
• § 31696.1 — (a) The board of retirement may provide a long-term care insurance program for retired members and their spouses, their parents, and their spouses’ parents.
• § 31696.2 — (a) The full cost of enrollment in a long-term care insurance plan shall be paid by the enrollees.
• § 31696.3 — (a) The board shall establish a trust fund designated as the Long-Term Care Fund for the purpose of the payment of the costs and administration of the long-term care plan.
• § 31696.4 — The board is authorized to recover the administrative costs of the long-term care insurance program from insurance carriers and premiums paid by enrollees.
• § 31696.5 — Subdivision (b) of Section 31696.
• § 31698 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the County Retirement System Vision Care Program.
• § 31698.1 — A member who retires from a county retirement system covered by this chapter may enroll in a vision care program offered pursuant to this article subject to meeting the eligibility requirements establ
• § 31698.2 — Each retired member that elects to participate in the program shall be solely responsible for the payment of premiums.
• § 31698.3 — The benefits in this article are in addition to any other benefits provided in this chapter.
• § 31698.4 — The sponsor of the vision care program may contract with a third-party administrator to provide vision care to the retired member, his or her survivors, and his or her eligible dependents.
• § 31698.5 — If the vision care program is intended to be part of the retirement system trust fund, then the operation of the vision care program, including, but not limited to, its funding, governance, investment
• § 31699.1 — This article shall apply to a board of retirement established in a county of the seventh class.
• § 31699.10 — The postemployment health benefits fund board shall act as a separate governing board of the postemployment health benefits fund, with separate rules, regulations, and bylaws, and shall meet separatel
• § 31699.2 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this section govern the construction of this article.
• § 31699.20 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the County Retirement System Dental Care Program.
• § 31699.21 — A retired member of a county retirement system covered by this chapter may enroll in a dental care program offered pursuant to this article, subject to meeting the eligibility requirements established
• § 31699.22 — A retired member who elects to participate in the program shall be solely responsible for the payment of premiums.
• § 31699.23 — The benefits in this article are in addition to any other benefits provided in this chapter.
• § 31699.24 — The board of retirement may contract with a third-party administrator to provide dental care to the retired member, his or her survivors, and his or her eligible dependents.
• § 31699.25 — The provision of dental benefits in accordance with this article may be revised or discontinued at any time.
• § 31699.3 — The purpose of this article is to allow the retirement system board to establish a postemployment health benefits fund for public agencies that would enable the agencies to do all of the following: (a
• § 31699.4 — (a) (1) The retirement system board may establish, by resolution, a postemployment health benefits fund for the collective investment of assets held in trust solely for the exclusive benefit of provid
• § 31699.5 — The investment of the assets in the postemployment health benefits fund shall be subject to the fiduciary standards governing investments under Section 17 of Article XVI of the California Constitution
• § 31699.6 — (a) The postemployment health benefits fund board shall determine the investments of the postemployment health benefits fund and may delegate this function to the extent consistent with its fiduciary
• § 31699.7 — (a) The postemployment health benefits fund board shall establish the terms and conditions for a public agency and its trust fund to participate in the postemployment health benefits fund, including,
• § 31699.8 — (a) The sole function of the postemployment health benefits fund shall be to invest assets of participating public agencies and their trust funds that are held for the exclusive benefit of agency empl
• § 31699.9 — (a) Expenses of administration of this article shall be allocated by the retirement system board, in its discretion and on a reasonable basis, among the postemployment health benefits fund, the retire
• § 31700 — (a) Any member, whether over or under the minimum age of voluntary service retirement, who leaves county service after completing five years of service or who leaves county service and within 90 days,
• § 31700.5 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any member with more than 10 years service who resigns his position and is granted a deferred retirement under this chapter, to accept an appointm
• § 31701 — Any member may elect to rescind in writing his election and withdraw his accumulated contributions pursuant to Section 31628 at any time before the effective date of his retirement except that if with
• § 31702 — Upon the death of any member before the effective date of his deferred retirement allowance, his accumulated contributions shall be paid to his estate or to such person as he nominates by written desi
• § 31703 — Any member upon the effective date of the member’s deferred retirement allowance shall be entitled to receive a retirement allowance as provided in Sections 31662 to 31664.
• § 31704 — If any member elects to have his or her deferred retirement allowance calculated in accordance with Section 31762, 31763, 31764, or 31764.
• § 31705 — The retirement allowance shall be calculated according to the provisions of this chapter, or the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013, whichever is applicable, as they exist at the
• § 31706 — Any member who has left county service and has elected to leave accumulated contributions in the retirement fund, or who is deemed to have elected a deferred retirement pursuant to subdivision (b) of
• § 31720 — Any member permanently incapacitated for the performance of duty shall be retired for disability regardless of age if, and only if: (a) The member’s incapacity is a result of injury or disease arising
• § 31720.1 — Notwithstanding Section 31720, any member covered under Section 31751 who is permanently incapacitated shall be retired for disability regardless of age if, and only if: (a) The member’s incapacity is
• § 31720.3 — In determining whether a member is eligible to retire for disability, the board shall not consider medical opinion unless it is deemed competent and shall not use disability retirement as a substitute
• § 31720.4 — (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 31720, a member who becomes permanently incapacitated for the performance of duty with his or her employing county or district as a direct consequence an
• § 31720.5 — (a) If a safety member, a firefighter member, or a member in active law enforcement who has completed five years or more of service under a pension system established pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing
• § 31720.6 — (a) If a safety member, a firefighter, or a member in active law enforcement who has completed five years or more of service under a pension system established pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with S
• § 31720.7 — (a) If a safety member, a firefighter, a county probation officer, or a member in active law enforcement develops a blood-borne infectious disease or a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin
• § 31720.9 — (a) If a peace officer member, as defined in Sections 830.
• § 31720.91 — (a) For purposes of a member who retires for disability from a system established under this chapter on the basis of being permanently incapacitated from the performance of their usual and customary d
• § 31720.92 — (a) For purposes of a member who retires for disability from a system established under this chapter on the basis of being permanently incapacitated from the performance of their usual and customary d
• § 31720.93 — (a) For purposes of a member who retires for disability from a system established under this chapter on the basis of being permanently incapacitated from the performance of their usual and customary d
• § 31720.94 — (a) For purposes of a member who retires for disability from a system established under this chapter on the basis of being permanently incapacitated from the performance of their usual and customary d
• § 31720.95 — (a) For purposes of a member who retires for disability from a system established under this chapter on the basis of being permanently incapacitated from the performance of their usual and customary d
• § 31720.96 — (a) For purposes of a member who retires for disability from a system established under this chapter on the basis of being permanently incapacitated from the performance of their usual and customary d
• § 31720.97 — (a) For purposes of a member who retires for disability from a system established under this chapter on the basis of being permanently incapacitated from the performance of their usual and customary d
• § 31721 — (a) A member may be retired for disability upon the application of the member, the head of the office or department in which he is or was last employed, the board or its agents, or any other person on
• § 31722 — The application shall be made while the member is in service, within four months after his or her discontinuance of service, within four months after the expiration of any period during which a presum
• § 31723 — The board may require such proof, including a medical examination at the expense of the member, as it deems necessary or the board upon its own motion may order a medical examination to determine the
• § 31724 — If the proof received, including any medical examination, shows to the satisfaction of the board that the member is permanently incapacitated physically or mentally for the performance of his duties i
• § 31725 — Permanent incapacity for the performance of duty shall in all cases be determined by the board.
• § 31725.5 — If the board finds, on medical advice, that a member in county employment, although incapacitated for the performance of his duties, is capable of performing other duties in the service of the county,
• § 31725.6 — (a) When the board finds, based on medical advice, that a member in county service is incapacitated for the performance of the member’s duties, the board shall determine, based upon that medical advic
• § 31725.65 — (a) When the board finds, based on medical advice, that a member in county service is incapacitated for the performance of the member’s duties, the board shall determine, based upon that medical advic
• § 31725.7 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), at any time after filing an application for disability retirement with the board, the member may, if eligible, apply for, and the board in its discretion may
• § 31725.8 — If any applicant for service-connected disability retirement is found by the board to be permanently physically or mentally incapacitated for the performance of his duties but not because of injury or
• § 31726 — (a) Upon retirement for nonservice-connected disability, a member who has attained 65 years of age shall receive their service retirement allowance.
• § 31726.5 — (a) Upon retirement for nonservice-connected disability a safety member who has attained age 55 shall receive their service retirement allowance.
• § 31727 — The non-service-connected disability retirement pension shall be such an amount as with that portion of his annuity provided by his accumulated normal contributions will make his disability retirement
• § 31727.01 — Notwithstanding Sections 31727 and 31727.
• § 31727.1 — In counties adopting Section 31676.
• § 31727.2 — The non-service-connected disability retirement pension for a safety member shall be such an amount as with that portion of his annuity provided by his accumulated normal contributions, will make his
• § 31727.3 — In counties adopting Section 31676.
• § 31727.4 — Upon retirement of any member for service-connected disability, he shall receive an annual retirement allowance payable in monthly installments, equal to one-half of his final compensation.
• § 31727.5 — The board of supervisors in any county, by a majority vote, may enact an ordinance providing that the maximum annual allowance payable to a member pursuant to Section 31727.
• § 31727.6 — Every retirement allowance payable for time commencing on the effective date of this section to or on account of any member of this system who was retired for service-connected disability prior to Sep
• § 31727.7 — Upon retirement for nonservice-connected disability, in lieu of any other allowance, a member who has five years or more credited service shall receive a disability allowance equal to the percentage o
• § 31728 — If, in the opinion of the board, the disability is due to intemperate use of alcoholic liquor or drugs, wilful misconduct, or violation of law on the part of the member, and his annuity is less than t
• § 31728.1 — Notwithstanding Section 31728, if, in the opinion of the board, the disability is due to willful misconduct or violation of law on the part of the member covered under Section 31751, and the member’s
• § 31728.2 — Notwithstanding Sections 31728 and 31728.
• § 31729 — The board may require any disability beneficiary under age 55 to undergo medical examination.
• § 31730 — If the board determines that the beneficiary is not incapacitated, and his or her employer offers to reinstate that beneficiary, his or her retirement allowance shall be canceled forthwith, and he or
• § 31731 — If any disability beneficiary under age 55 refuses to submit to medical examination, his pension shall be discontinued until his withdrawal of such refusal, and if his refusal continues for one year,
• § 31732 — The board shall secure such medical, investigatory and other service and advice as is necessary to carry out the purpose of this article.
• § 31733 — If a disability beneficiary is determined by the board to be no longer incapacitated and re-enters the service of a public agency covered by the retirement system under which he retired, his disabilit
• § 31737 — If the retirement allowance of any disability beneficiary is canceled for any cause other than under Section 31733, he shall be paid his accumulated contributions, less the annuity payments made to hi
• § 31738 — Each payment of a retirement allowance, after the effective date of this section, to a beneficiary who retired prior to September 20, 1947, shall be calculated according to the provisions of this chap
• § 31739 — Every retirement allowance payable for time commencing on the effective date of this section to or on account of any member of this system or of a superseded system, who was retired for disability pri
• § 31739.2 — Every retirement allowance for time commencing on the effective date of this section to or on account of any member of this system or of a superseded system, who was retired for disability on or after
• § 31739.3 — Every retirement allowance payable for time commencing on the effective date of this section to or on account of any member of this system, or of a superseded system, who has been retired for disabili
• § 31739.31 — Every retirement allowance, optional death allowance, or annual death allowance (including an allowance payable to a survivor of a member) payable to or on account of any member of this system or of a
• § 31739.32 — Every retirement allowance, optional death allowance, or annual death allowance, including an allowance payable to a survivor of a member, payable to or on account of any member of this system or of a
• § 31739.33 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a retirement allowance, optional death allowance, or annual death allowance, including an allowance payable to a survivor of a member, payable to or on accou
• § 31739.34 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of this section, a retirement allowance, optional death allowance or annual death allowance, including an allowance payable to a survivor of a member, payable
• § 31739.4 — Every retirement allowance payable during the time this section is operative in any county to, or on account of any member of this system or of a superseded system, who has been retired for disability
• § 31739.5 — The provision in Section 31681.
• § 31740 — In any county which has implemented the provisions of Article 15.
• § 31751 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (a) (1) The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County may make this section, Tier Two, applicable to officers and employees of the county, by adopting a r
• § 31752 — This section shall apply to members subject to Section 31751.
• § 31755 — (a) (1) The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County may make this section, Tier Three, applicable to officers and employees for whom it is the governing body, by adopting an ordinance specifying t
• § 31755.1 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (a) (1) The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County may, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding in accordance with the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Chapt
• § 31755.2 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (a) (1) The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County may, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding in accordance with the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Chapt
• § 31755.3 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (a) (1) The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County may, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding in accordance with the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Chapt
• § 31755.4 — (a) The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County may, by adopting an ordinance, make this section applicable to officers and employees for whom the board is the governing body.
• § 31760 — (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), until the first payment of any retirement allowance is made, a member or retired member, in lieu of the retirement allowance for the member’s life a
• § 31760.1 — Upon the death of any member after retirement for service or non-service-connected disability from a retirement system established in a county subject to the provisions of Section 31676.
• § 31760.11 — Notwithstanding Section 31760.
• § 31760.12 — Notwithstanding Section 31760.
• § 31760.13 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 31760.
• § 31760.2 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 31481 or 31760.
• § 31760.3 — 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.
• § 31760.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 31760 and in lieu of the retirement allowance and the continuing or survivor allowance, if any, otherwise payable to a retired member and his or her surviving spouse pursua
• § 31760.7 — (a) A retired member, in order to provide for his or her domestic partner, shall be entitled to elect or change any optional retirement allowance pursuant to this article, if all of the following crit
• § 31760.8 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 31782, a retired member, in order to provide for his or her spouse, shall be entitled to revise the designated beneficiary of an optional settlement elected pursuant to Sec
• § 31761 — Optional settlement 1 consists of the right to elect in writing to have a retirement allowance paid to the member until the member’s death and, if the member dies before receiving in annuity payments
• § 31762 — Optional settlement 2 consists of the right to elect in writing to have a retirement allowance paid to the member until the member’s death, and thereafter to the natural person, having an insurable in
• § 31763 — Optional settlement 3 consists of the right to elect in writing to have a retirement allowance paid to the member until the member’s death, and thereafter to have one-half of the member’s retirement a
• § 31764 — Optional settlement 4 consists of the right to elect in writing to have a retirement allowance paid to the member until the member’s death and thereafter to have other benefits as are approved by the
• § 31764.5 — (a) At retirement, a member who elects an optional settlement pursuant to Section 31762, 31763, or 31764 may elect to reduce his or her allowance to provide that if the named beneficiary predeceases t
• § 31764.6 — (a) Notwithstanding Sections 31481 and 31760, optional settlement 5 consists of a retired member’s right to elect in writing to have his or her retirement allowance reduced and to designate his or her
• § 31764.7 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if a retired member elects to have his or her retirement allowance reduced pursuant to Section 31764.
• § 31765 — Upon the death of a member who was eligible to retire, in circumstances in which a death benefit is payable under Article 12, if the deceased member has designated as beneficiary the member’s spouse w
• § 31765.1 — Upon the death of any member of a retirement system established in a county subject to the provisions of Section 31676.
• § 31765.11 — Notwithstanding Sections 31765 and 31765.
• § 31765.2 — Notwithstanding Section 31765.
• § 31765.3 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 31765.
• § 31768 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the board may, by a resolution adopted, pursuant to both this section and Section 31792, by a majority vote and with respect only t
• § 31770 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Deferred Retirement Option Program.
• § 31770.1 — (a) The Deferred Retirement Option Program is hereby created to provide eligible members who elect to participate in the program access to a lump sum, or in some cases, additional monthly payments for
• § 31770.2 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this section govern the construction of this article: (a) “DROP” or “program” means the Deferred Retirement Option Program establish
• § 31770.3 — (a) This article, or selected provisions of this article, shall become effective in any county or district only when the county board of supervisors or governing board of the district adopts an ordina
• § 31770.4 — (a) The board shall, upon the request of, and before adoption of, the implementing ordinance by the county board of supervisors or governing board of the district, cause an actuarial analysis to be co
• § 31770.5 — (a) The implementing ordinance shall establish the eligibility requirements for participation in the program, subject to this section and the collective bargaining agreement.
• § 31770.6 — (a) Upon adoption of the implementing ordinance, the retirement system shall establish procedures for notifying members of their rights under the program.
• § 31770.7 — The right of a participant to benefits under the program is not subject to execution or any other process, except to the extent permitted by Section 704.
• § 31770.8 — The rights of a participant or his or her spouse under the program shall be subject to any applicable provisions of law or court orders relating to dissolution of marriage, division of community prope
• § 31771 — The provisions of this section to Section 31776.
• § 31771.1 — (a) Any member who elects to participate in the forward DROP provisions of the program shall make the election on a form prescribed and retained by the board.