Gov. Code, § 31780.2 · Article 12. Death Benefit
Gov. Code, § 31780.2
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Any benefits accorded to a spouse pursuant to this article and Article 11 (commencing with Section 31760), Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 31841), Article 15.6 (commencing with Section 31855), and Article 16 (commencing with Section 31861), or any of them, may be accorded to a domestic partner, as defined in Section 297 of the Family Code, who is registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 297) of the Family Code. The county may also require the member and the member’s domestic partner to have a current Affidavit of Domestic Partnership, in the form adopted by the county board of supervisors, on file with the county for at least one year prior to the member’s retirement or death prior to retirement.
(b) If a member described in subdivision (a) has a surviving dependent child, the surviving dependent child shall receive the death and survivor’s allowance until 18 years of age or until married, whichever occurs earlier, or until 22 years of age if enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited educational institution. When the member’s surviving dependent child reaches 18 years of age or is no longer a dependent, whichever occurs earlier, or reaches 22 years of age if enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited educational institution, then the benefits accorded to a spouse, as specified in subdivision (a), may be accorded to a domestic partner pursuant to this section. However, if a surviving dependent child elects to receive a lump-sum payment, the lump-sum payment shall be shared among any surviving dependent children and the domestic partner, pursuant to this section, in a proportional manner.
(c) This section is not operative unless and until the county board of supervisors, by resolution adopted by a majority vote, makes this section operative in the county. In a county of the 10th class, as defined in Sections 28020 and 28031, the county board of supervisors may implement the benefits described in this section as determined through the collective bargaining process and based on actuarial cost estimates.
(d) This section shall not apply to any member whose death occurs on or after January 1, 2009.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 197, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.
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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.
Family Code
Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 28020Printed as Sections 28020 and 28031
- Gov. Code, § 28031Printed as Sections 28020 and 28031
- Gov. Code, tit. 3, div. 4, pt. 3, ch. 3, art. 11Optional Retirement AllowancesPrinted as Article 11 (commencing with Section 31760)
- Gov. Code, tit. 3, div. 4, pt. 3, ch. 3, art. 15.5Survivors’ AllowancesPrinted as Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 31841)
- Gov. Code, tit. 3, div. 4, pt. 3, ch. 3, art. 15.6Survivors’ AllowancesPrinted as Article 15.6 (commencing with Section 31855)
- Gov. Code, tit. 3, div. 4, pt. 3, ch. 3, art. 16Alternate Survivors’ AllowancesPrinted as Article 16 (commencing with Section 31861)
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