California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 31462.1

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 247, Sec. 9. (AB 1380) Effective January 1, 2014.
(a)(1) “Final compensation” means the average annual compensation earnable by a member during any year elected by a member at or before the time he or she files an application for retirement, or, if he or she fails to elect, during the year immediately preceding his or her retirement.
(2)This section shall not be operative in any county until such time as the board of supervisors shall, by resolution adopted by a majority vote, make the provisions of this section applicable in such county.
(b)This section shall not apply to a member who is subject to the California Public Employees’ Pension

Reform Act of 2013 for all or any portion of his or her membership in the county retirement system.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 31462.1 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-3-government-of-counties/division-4-employees/part-3-retirement-systems/chapter-3-county-employees-retirement-law-of-1937/article-1-general/section-31462.1

Other sections in Article 1 - General

§ 31450§ 31451§ 31452§ 31452.5§ 31452.6§ 31452.61§ 31452.65§ 31452.7§ 31453§ 31453.5…§ 31485.13§ 31485.14§ 31485.15§ 31485.16§ 31485.17§ 31485.18§ 31485.19§ 31485.20§ 31485.21§ 31485.22

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