TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES 23000-33205›DIVISION 4. EMPLOYEES 31000-33017›PART 3. RETIREMENT SYSTEMS 31200-33017›CHAPTER 3. County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 31450-31898›ARTICLE 12. Death Benefit 31780-31792

§ 31781.01

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

Notwithstanding Section 31781, the death benefit of a member covered under Section 31751 shall consist of:

(a) The member’s accumulated contributions.

(b) A lump sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) offset by any lump-sum death payment made under the federal Social Security Act.

(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 58.)

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