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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 4Pt. 3Ch. 1§ 31202 Firefighter Retirement Transfer Rights

§ 31202 Firefighter Retirement Transfer Rights

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§ 31202 Firefighter Retirement Transfer Rights

Key Takeaways

  • •If a firefighter moves to a new fire department because their old one got taken over, they can keep their retirement benefits.
  • •The firefighter must pay into the new department's retirement fund the same amount they would have paid if they worked there the whole time.
  • •The new department can change the firefighter's retirement benefits if they have a special rule about it.

Example

A firefighter works for City A for 10 years. Then, City B takes over City A's fire department. The firefighter now works for City B.

The firefighter can keep their retirement benefits from City A if they pay into City B's retirement fund the same amount they would have paid if they worked for City B the whole time. But City B can change these benefits if they have a special rule.

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§ 31202 Firefighter Retirement Transfer Rights

Any firefighter who has become an employee of the first public agency because of the assumption by that public agency of the firefighting function of the second public agency who, at any time after becoming an employee of the first public agency, pays into the retirement fund of that first public agency the same amount which he or she would have contributed had he or she been employed by the first public agency at the same salary, and for the same time or periods of time for which and during which he or she was employed by the second public agency whose firefighting function is assumed by the first public agency shall have all of the retirement rights which he or she would have had, if any, had he or she been an employee of the first public agency at that salary and for the time or periods of time, unless the first public agency has provided by ordinance pursuant to Section 45310.5 for a modification of his or her rights and benefits because of membership in a reciprocal retirement system. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1383, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

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Related Statutes

  • § 31208 Public Employee Retirement Transfer
  • § 53023 Extraterritorial Employee Benefits Extension
  • § 31522.2 Retirement Board Administrator Appointment
  • § 31522.3 Retirement Board Appointments
  • § 31755.4 Contra Costa Disability Retirement

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 31202.
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