California § 31664.65 - If a member retires with credit for time during which he or she was not a safety

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§ 31664.65. If a member retires with credit for time during which he or she was not a safety

If a member retires with credit for time during which he or she was not a safety member or a member of a system established pursuant to either Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 31900) or Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 32200), he or she shall receive for that time: (a) A retirement allowance calculated pursuant to Section 31664 for time during which he or she was employed principally in active law enforcement or active fire suppression as described in Section 31470.2 or Section 31470.4 by a county, or by a district or court organized or existing within such county, or was a member of a system established pursuant to either Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 31900) or Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 32200), plus a retirement allowance calculated under either subdivision (b) or (c), whichever is applicable. (b) A retirement allowance calculated pursuant to Section 31664 for all prior county service with such county, and for any public service credit for which the member has elected to receive pursuant to Section 31641.1 or 31641.5. This subdivision shall apply only to a member who, when the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 31695.1 provides that provisions of this chapter relating to safety members shall apply to all employees of the county whose principal duties consist of active law enforcement or active fire suppression as defined in Section 31470.2 or 31470.4, was employed by the county principally in active law enforcement or active fire suppression as defined by such sections and who elected to be included within such safety member provisions at the time and in the manner prescribed by Section 31695.2. (c) A retirement allowance calculated pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 31670) for time during which he or she was not engaged principally in active law enforcement or active fire suppression as described in Section 31470.2 or 31470.4, nor a member of a system established pursuant to either Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 31900) or Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 32200). This subdivision shall apply to any member to whom subdivision (b) is not applicable. The provisions of this section shall be applicable irrespective of whether a member is, at the time of retirement, a safety member or a general member.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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