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 15.5. Survivors’ Allowances 31841-31852

§ 31849

California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Monthly survivors’ allowances shall be based upon the following table:

	Monthly
Member’s survivors	allowances
Surviving spouse caring for one child ........................	$591.80
Surviving spouse caring for two or more children ........................	690.40
One child only ........................	295.90
Two children only ........................	581.80
Three or more children ........................	690.40
Widow or widower age 62 (no child) ........................	327.10
Each of two dependent parents at age 62 ........................	295.90
Sole dependent parent at age 62 ........................	325.50
Lump sum payment ........................	255.00

(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1359.)

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