California Government Code

§ 31789.5

GOV § 31789.5 Effective Jan 1, 2005Div. 4 · Title 3 · Part 3 · Ch. 3 · Art. 12

Statute text

(a)Upon the death of any person after retirement and while receiving a retirement allowance from this system, or any superseded system, there shall be paid to his or her estate, or to the beneficiary as he or she shall nominate by written designation duly executed and filed with the board, an amount determined by the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors shall, by resolution adopted by majority vote, fix and determine an amount that may not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(b)This section applies to every member who dies after this section becomes operative whether he or she has retired before or after the operative date or effective date of this section.

(c)The death benefit provided by this section shall be paid in lieu of a payment under Section 31789 or 31789.1 and may be paid in part, from contributions of the county or district in accordance with Section 31789, and in part, from surplus earnings of the retirement system in accordance with Section 31789.1.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 441, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2005.