§ 520. — 520. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 146.)

(a)
(1)
A commander, deputy commander, regional advisor, officer, warrant officer, or noncommissioned officer appointed or detailed pursuant to Section 502, 502.1, 512, 513, or 515 who is wounded, injured, disabled, or killed in the performance of ordered duty is entitled to receive compensation from the state in accordance with the provisions of Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code.
(2)
In the circumstances described in paragraph (1), the individual shall be deemed to be an employee of the state.
(3)
The compensation for the individual shall be ascertained, determined, and fixed upon the basis of their average income from all sources during the year
immediately preceding the date of the injury or death, or the commencement of the disability, but the compensation shall not exceed the maximum prescribed in Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code.
(b)
In determining the benefits awarded to an individual under the provisions of this section, it shall be conclusively presumed that the average yearly earning of the injured or deceased individual is not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). An injury, death, or disability shall be deemed to have been suffered in the line of duty unless the injury, death, or disability resulted from misconduct or disobedience of lawful orders by the injured or deceased individual.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 146. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.