California Government Code

§ 21574

GOV § 21574 Effective Jun 25, 2001Div. 5 · Title 2 · Part 3 · Ch. 14 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)In lieu of benefits provided in Section 21571, 21572, or 21573, if the death benefit provided by Section 21532 is payable on account of a local member’s death that occurs under circumstances other than those described in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 21530, or if an allowance under Section 21546 is payable, the payment pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be made in the following order of priority:

(1)The surviving spouse of the member, who has the care of unmarried children, including stepchildren, of the member who are under 22 years of age, or are incapacitated because of disability that began before and has continued without interruption after the attainment of that age.

(2)The guardian of surviving unmarried children, including stepchildren, of the member who are 22 years of age or are so incapacitated.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 21, Sec. 34. Effective June 25, 2001. Applicable from January 1, 2000, by Sec. 37 of Ch. 21.