California Statutes
§ 31855.9. — 31855.9. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 90.)
California § 31855.9.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code GOVGovernment Code - GOV
Div.4.
Title 3.DIVISION 4. EMPLOYEES
Part 3.PART 3. RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
Ch. 3.CHAPTER 3. County Employees Retirement Law of 1937
Art. 15.6.ARTICLE 15.6. Survivors’ Allowances
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Cal. Government Code - GOV Code § 31855.9. (2026).
Text
Upon the death of a member prior to retirement who was a member continuously for not less than 18 months immediately prior to the member’s death who is survived by a spouse with whom the member was living at the time of his or her death, the retirement system shall pay to the surviving spouse, in addition to all other payments due, if any, a lump sum supplemental survivorship benefit of two hundred fifty-five dollars ($255),
as set forth in Section 31855.8 or 31855.12. If the member is not survived by a spouse with whom the member was living, the retirement system shall apply a lump sum supplemental survivorship benefit to reimburse the person who paid the funeral expenses of the member in an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty-five dollars ($255).
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Legislative History
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 90. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011.
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§ 31855.10.
31855.10. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 415.)Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
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