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TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 8000-22980›DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL 18000-22980›PART 3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM 20000-21703›CHAPTER 14. Death Benefits 21490-21635.5›ARTICLE 5. Postretirement Death Benefits 21620-21635.5

§ 21625

California Government Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, upon the member’s election to be subject to Section 21460 or 21478, the benefits provided by Section 21624, 21626, 21627, 21628, 21629, or 21630, as applicable, shall be payable only to the member’s eligible surviving spouse and for his or her lifetime. The benefit shall not cease upon the remarriage of the surviving spouse.

(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 199, Sec. 32. (AB 2404) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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