California § 20552 - The combined current and prior service pensions for a local miscellaneous member
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§ 20552. The combined current and prior service pensions for a local miscellaneous member
The combined current and prior service pensions for a local miscellaneous member whose service is subject to this article is a pension derived from the contributions of the employee which, when added to the service retirement annuity that is derived from the accumulated normal contributions of the member at the date of retirement shall equal the fraction of one-hundredth of the memberâs final compensation set forth opposite the memberâs age at retirement taken to the preceding completed quarter year in the following table, multiplied by the memberâs number of years of local miscellaneous service subject to this article: Age at Retirement Fraction 55 .5000 55¼ .5250 55½ .5500 55¾ .5750 56 .6000 56¼ .6250 56½ .6500 56¾ .6750 57 .7000 57¼ .7250 57½ .7500 57¾ .7750 58 .8000 58¼ .8250 58½ .8500 58¾ .8750 59 .9000 59¼ .9250 59½ .9500 59¾ .9750 60 1.0000 60¼ 1.0250 60½ 1.0500 60¾ 1.0750 61 1.1000 61¼ 1.1250 61½ 1.1500 61¾ 1.1750 62 1.2000 62¼ 1.2250 62½ 1.2500 62¾ 1.2750 63 1.3000 63¼ 1.3250 63½ 1.3500 63¾ 1.3750 64 1.4000 64¼ 1.4250 64½ 1.4500 64¾ 1.4750 65 1.5000 Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the retirement allowance formula for any member subject to this section who has 35 years of credited service and attains age 55 years, is the fraction of final compensation set forth above at age 65 multiplied by the current and prior service subject to this section that the member is credited with at retirement. A local miscellaneous member subject to this section shall be retired for service upon his or her written application to the board if he or she has attained age 55 and is credited with five years of state service.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 20552 cover?
Section 20552 ("The combined current and prior service pensions for a local miscellaneous member") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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