County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (CERL) - sdcera

may be collected.
(e) The provisions provided by this section are cumulative and shall not be construed as
restricting the application of any other law.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 369 (A.B. 1844), Sec. 5)
§31456. “Actuarial equivalent” defined
“Actuarial equivalent” means a benefit of equal value when computed upon the basis of
the mortality tables adopted by the board of supervisors and regular interest thereon.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424, Sec. 1)
§31457. “Annuity” defined
“Annuity” means payment for life derived from contributions made by a member.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424, Sec. 1)
§31458. “Beneficiary” defined
“Beneficiary” means any person in receipt of a pension, annuity, retirement allowance,
death benefit, or any other benefit.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424, Sec. 1)
§31458.2. Death of member prior to designation of beneficiary; surviving spouse as
beneficiary; procedure
If, after December 31, 1957, and either before or after retirement a member dies leaving
a spouse and has not designated a beneficiary, and, prior to the payment of any portion of the
death benefit, such spouse files with the board written evidence, satisfactory to the board, that
she or he is the surviving spouse and the date of the marriage, such surviving spouse shall be
deemed, for the purposes of this chapter, to have been nominated as the beneficiary by such
member.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 513, Sec. 2)
§31458.3. Payment to member’s ex-spouse pursuant to court order; designation of beneficiary;
termination upon death of member (Los Angeles)
(a) A member’s ex-spouse who is receiving or is entitled to receive payments from the
system, including a portion of the surviving spouse’s allowance, pursuant to an order of the
court dividing the community property interest in the member’s retirement allowance may
designate one or more beneficiaries who shall receive those payments following the death of
the ex-spouse. If there is no designated beneficiary, payment shall be made to the estate of the
ex-spouse. Those payments shall terminate upon the death of the member or the surviving
spouse.
(b) This section applies only to a county of the first class, as defined by Section 28020, as
amended by Chapter 1204 of the Statutes of 1971, and Section 28022, as amended by Chapter 43
of the Statutes of 1961.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 396 (A.B. 1659), Sec. 2)
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 493 (S.B. 792), Sec. 1)
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 164 (A.B. 3044), Sec. 1)
§31458.4. Member’s ex-spouse; payments pursuant to court order; designation of beneficiary;
termination; operation of section
(a) A member’s ex-spouse who is receiving or is entitled to receive payments from the
system, including a portion of the surviving spouse’s allowance, pursuant to an order of the
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