Gov. Code, § 21222 · Article 8. Employment after Retirement
Gov. Code, § 21222
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Notwithstanding Section 21221, if a retired person serves without reinstatement from retirement in an elective office and part or all of his or her retirement allowance is based on service in that elective office, the portion of the allowance based on service in that elective office shall be suspended during incumbency in that elective office. The entire retirement allowance shall be paid for time on and after the person vacates the elective office in the monthly amount payable had the allowance not been suspended.
The governing body of every employer other than the state shall cause immediate notice to be given to this system of the election of any retired person to an office of the employer.
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History
Repealed and added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.
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