Article 1 - GENERAL

Section 31450 - Short title
Section 31451 - Purpose of chapter
Section 31452 - Exemption from taxation
Section 31452.5 - Deductions from retirement allowance or benefit payable
Section 31452.6 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Direct deposits
Section 31452.6 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Direct deposits
Section 31452.61 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Payments to deceased members; refund; report
Section 31452.65 - Lost or destroyed warrant or check in payment of retirement allowance
Section 31452.7 - Payment to member's designated beneficiary
Section 31453 - Actuarial valuation
Section 31453.5 - County or district contributions
Section 31453.6 - Funding period to amortize unfunded accrued actuarial obligations
Section 31454 - Adjustment of interest rates, members' contribution rates, county and district appropriations
Section 31454.1 - Independent assumptions and calculations of actuary not subject to meet and confer provisions
Section 31454.5 - Additional appropriation to fund deficit
Section 31454.6 - Additional appropriation by governing body of every district
Section 31454.7 - Affirmation of Mijares v. Orange County Employees' Retirement System (2019) 32 Cal.App.5th 316
Section 31455 - Definitions and general provisions govern construction
Section 31455.5 - False material representations or statements; accepting payment by recipient not entitled to payment
Section 31456 - Actuarial equivalent defined
Section 31457 - Annuity defined
Section 31458 - Beneficiary defined
Section 31458.2 - Surviving spouse deemed nominated as beneficiary
Section 31458.3 - Ex-spouse of member entitled to receive payments upon death of ex-spouse
Section 31458.4 - Ex-spouse of member entitled to receive payments upon death of ex-spouse
Section 31459 - Board defined
Section 31459.1 - Board defined
Section 31460 - Compensation defined
Section 31461 - Compensation earnable defined
Section 31461.1 - In county of first class cafeteria or flexible benefit plan contributions, transportation allowance, car allowances, security allowance not included in compensation
Section 31461.2 - Compensation earnable by public administrator or coroner defined
Section 31461.3 - Average compensation during period of service
Section 31461.4 - In county of first class increases in cafeteria or flexible benefit plan contributions not included in compensation
Section 31461.45 - In county of first class compensation earnable includes remuneration specifically included in court-approved settlement
Section 31461.5 - Salary bonuses or compensation incentive plans excluded from retirement benefit calculations
Section 31461.6 - Compensation earnable not to include overtime premium pay
Section 31462 - Final compensation defined
Section 31462.05 - Compensation for member subject to Public Employees' Pension Reform Act
Section 31462.1 - Final compensation defined
Section 31462.11 - Recalculation of retirement allowances, optional death allowances, annual death allowances
Section 31462.2 - Final compensation for tenured members defined
Section 31462.3 - Final compensation for Los Angeles County employees participating in designated plans employed on or after October 1, 2000 and who retire or die on or after July 1, 2001
Section 31463 - Normal contributions defined
Section 31464 - Accumulated normal contributions defined
Section 31465 - Additional contributions defined
Section 31466 - Accumulated additional contributions defined
Section 31467 - Accumulated contributions defined
Section 31468 - District defined
Section 31469 - Employee defined
Section 31469.1 - County peace officer defined
Section 31469.2 - Local prosecutor defined
Section 31469.3 - Safety member defined
Section 31469.4 - Safety members include probation officers, juvenile hall or juvenile group home counselors and group supervisors
Section 31469.5 - Optional safety status for probation officer in class 10 counties
Section 31469.6 - Harbor improvement district law enforcement officers
Section 31469.8 - Meeting in counties of 18th class with employee organization representing employees not safety members
Section 31470 - Member defined
Section 31470.1 - Member includes county peace officer member, exception
Section 31470.2 - Eligible employees in counties of 3rd and 8th class
Section 31470.25 - Eligibility of sheriffs, bailiffs, constables, etc.
Section 31470.3 - Ineligibility of clerks, bookkeepers, stenographers, court service officers, etc.
Section 31470.4 - Eligibility of foresters, firewardens, firefighters, etc.
Section 31470.5 - Ineligibility of bookkeepers, stenographers, cooks, etc.
Section 31470.6 - Permanent employees of counties having population in excess of 500,000 with duties of protection, rescue, rendition of aid and assistance in water areas
Section 31470.7 - Election by member to receive credit for employment
Section 31470.8 - Decision as to whether member safety member
Section 31470.9 - Public administrators, coroners and coroner-public administrators
Section 31470.10 - Welfare fraud investigators and administrators budgeted within Orange County
Section 31470.11 - Welfare fraud investigators and administrators in counties of 16th class
Section 31470.12 - Child support investigators and administrators in counties of 16th class
Section 31470.13 - Hazardous materials services officers and employees
Section 31470.14 - Local prosecutors, public defenders, public defender investigators
Section 31471 - Pension defined
Section 31471.5 - Recognized retiree organization defined
Section 31472 - Regular interest defined
Section 31472.1 - Regular interest or interest when used for purposes of computing deposits
Section 31473 - Retirement allowance defined
Section 31474 - Retirement association defined
Section 31475 - Retirement fund defined
Section 31476 - Retirement system defined
Section 31477 - Salary fund defined
Section 31478 - Public agency defined
Section 31479 - Public service defined
Section 31479.1 - Credit for service rendered as city council member
Section 31479.2 - Service rendered as officer of employee of District of Columbia
Section 31479.3 - Service in merchant marine
Section 31480 - Claiming service credit for uncompensated illness leave of absence
Section 31481 - Effect of amendments to chapter
Section 31482 - Participation in deferred compensation plan
Section 31482.5 - Credit for same service in two retirement systems
Section 31483 - Ordinance or resolution terminating applicability of provision or provisions of chapter
Section 31484 - Terminating applicability of provision providing for increased benefits in counties of 3rd class
Section 31484.5 - Terminating applicability of provisions providing for increased benefits in counties of 10th class
Section 31484.6 - Terminating applicability of provisions providing for increased benefits in counties of 18th class
Section 31484.7 - Terminating applicability of provisions providing for increased benefits in counties of 25th class
Section 31484.8 - Terminating applicability of provisions providing for increased benefits in counties of 4th class
Section 31484.9 - Terminating applicability of provisions providing for increased benefits to safety employees in Contra Costa County
Section 31485 - Terminating applicability of provisions providing for increased benefits in counties of 13th class
Section 31485.5 - Legislative intent as to adoption of defined contribution plans
Section 31485.6 - Treasurer defined
Section 31485.7 - Time for completing retirement service credit purchase
Section 31485.8 - Time for completing retirement service credit purchase
Section 31485.9 - Providing retirement benefits to some but not all general members; providing different retirement benefits to subgroup
Section 31485.10 - Providing retirement benefits to some but not all general or safety members benefits in counties of 10th class
Section 31485.11 - [Repealed]
Section 31485.12 - [Repealed]
Section 31485.13 - Forfeiture of benefits not applied to increase benefits
Section 31485.14 - Distribution of benefits to comply with federal law
Section 31485.15 - Rollover distribution
Section 31485.16 - Election of pension calculation by safety members in counties of 4th class
Section 31485.17 - Death of member while performing qualified military service
Section 31485.18 - Requiring safety members in counties of 8th class to receive pension calculation provided in section 31664.2
Section 31485.19 - Rights to retirement benefits
Section 31485.20 - Distribution
Section 31485.21 - Bona fide separation
Section 31485.22 - Vesting