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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 5Pt. 3Ch. 12Art. 6§ 21162 Disability Retirement Allowance Rules

§ 21162 Disability Retirement Allowance Rules

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§ 21162 Disability Retirement Allowance Rules

Key Takeaways

  • •If you get hurt and can't work, you might get money from the state if you were part of their retirement plan.
  • •You won't get this money if you started your county job before October 1, 1957, or if you left your state job for more than 90 days before starting the county job.
  • •The money you get from the state plus the money you get from the county can't be more than what you would get if all your work time was just with the county.
  • •You'll always get at least some money back based on what you put into the retirement plan.

Example

Imagine you worked for the state for 10 years and then switched to a county job. After 5 years at the county job, you get hurt in a car crash and can't work anymore.

You might get money from both the state and the county because you got hurt and can't work. But the total money you get from both can't be more than what you would get if you had only worked for the county all 15 years. Also, if you started your county job right after leaving the state job, you can get this money. But if you waited more than 90 days to start the county job, you won't get the state money.

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§ 21162 Disability Retirement Allowance Rules

A member whose membership continues under Section 20731 shall be retired for disability and receive a retirement allowance based on the service credited to him or her at the time of retirement during any period in which he or she receives a disability retirement allowance under a county retirement system , subject to the following conditions: (a) That the allowance shall not be paid if entry into employment resulting in membership of the county system occurred prior to October 1, 1957, or after more than 90 days of discontinuance of state service. (b) That the allowance shall not exceed an amount that, when added to the allowance paid under the other system, equals the allowance that would be paid if the member’s state service were credited under the other system where retirement is for disability not arising out of or in the course of employment subject to the other system. However, the allowance shall in any event be no less than an annuity that is the actuarial equivalent of member’s contributions. (c) That the allowance shall be an annuity that is the actuarial equivalent of accumulated contributions where retirement under the other system is for disability arising out of and in the course of employment subject to the other system. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 906, Sec. 139. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

disability retirement allowancecounty retirement systemactuarial equivalentaccumulated contributions

Related Statutes

  • § 21176 Disability Retirement Reentry Rules
  • § 21172 Disability Retirement Refund Rules
  • § 21073.1 Retirement Credit Reinstatement Payments
  • § 21175 Disability Retirement Medical Exams
  • § 21200 Retirement Reinstatement Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 21162.
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