Skip to main content

Gov. Code, § 21625 · Article 5. Postretirement Death Benefits

Gov. Code, § 21625

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, upon the member’s election to be subject to Section 21460 or 21478, the benefits provided by Section 21624, 21626, 21627, 21628, 21629, or 21630, as applicable, shall be payable only to the member’s eligible surviving spouse and for his or her lifetime. The benefit shall not cease upon the remarriage of the surviving spouse.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 199, Sec. 32. (AB 2404) Effective January 1, 2017.

Source of truth

Edition
As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=21625.
Text hash
sha256 39dab82f952e22ace10a8817d8c5d29245a684a8c9ff54e0045cf1949b67ce68
Composed by
compose_ca.py 2026-10-22: the Legislative Counsel's CAML content files read by a tokenizer (caml_readers.reader_a); an independent xml.etree reading (caml_readers.reader_b) agrees on every section

This section cites

Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.

Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.