California Government Code

§ 75571.5

GOV § 75571.5 Effective Jan 1, 2025Title 8 · Ch. 11.5 · Art. 5

Statute text

This section shall apply to any judge who retires on or after January 1, 2018.

(a)The unmodified allowance consists of the right to have the maximum retirement allowance paid to the judge for the judge’s life alone. A continuing allowance to the surviving spouse, other than the benefit provided in subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 75590, is not provided and there is not a return of unused accumulated contributions after the death of the judge.

(b)The Return of Remaining Contributions Option 1 consists of the right to have a retirement allowance paid to the judge for the judge’s life alone and if the judge dies before the judge receives in annuity payments the amount of the judge’s accumulated contributions at retirement, to have the balance at death paid to the judge’s surviving spouse, or if none, to the judge’s designated beneficiary, or if none, to the judge’s estate.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 117, Sec. 13. (AB 2770) Effective January 1, 2025.