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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 5Pt. 3Ch. 13Art. 2§ 21298 Nonmember Retirement Allowance Calculation

§ 21298 Nonmember Retirement Allowance Calculation

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§ 21298 Nonmember Retirement Allowance Calculation

Key Takeaways

  • •If you're not a member but get retirement money, you'll get paid based on how long you worked.
  • •Your retirement money has two parts: a pension (regular payment) and an annuity (money from your contributions).
  • •If the rules for calculating retirement money change before you retire, you might get more money—if the person whose account your work was tied to also gets the increase.
  • •Your retirement money can go up over time because of cost-of-living increases or special raises.

Example

Imagine you worked for a company but weren’t part of their retirement plan. When you retire, you get money based on how many years you worked there.

The company calculates your retirement pay using your work years and any raises in the rules. If the rules change to give more money, you get the extra too—if the person whose account your work was linked to also gets it.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 21298 Nonmember Retirement Allowance Calculation

(a) A nonmember entitled to receive a retirement allowance shall receive a retirement allowance based on the service retirement formula applicable to the service credited to the nonmember. (b) The retirement allowance shall consist of a pension and an annuity, the latter of which shall be derived from the nonmember’s accumulated contributions. The nonmember’s retirement allowance, based upon the service credited by the employer and the nonmember’s effective date of retirement, shall be subject to all cost-of-living increases, ad hoc increases, and increases provided by Section 21337 or 21337.1. (c) If, prior to the nonmember’s retirement, there is any increase in the service retirement formula that applies to service credited to the nonmember, that increase shall apply to the applicable service credited to the nonmember, provided that the same increase also applies to the applicable service credited to the member from whose account the nonmember’s service was derived. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 793, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2002.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

nonmemberretirement allowanceservice retirement formulapensionannuityaccumulated contributionscost-of-living increasesad hoc increasesSection 21337Section 21337.1

Related Statutes

  • § 21290 Retirement Benefits In Divorce
  • § 21250 Pension Payment Installments
  • § 21292 Nonmember Contribution Refund Rights
  • § 21293 Nonmember Contribution Redeposit Rights
  • § 21295 Nonmember Retirement Eligibility

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 21298.
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