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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 5Ch. 2Art. 1§ 45301 City Retirement System Authority

§ 45301 City Retirement System Authority

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§ 45301 City Retirement System Authority

Key Takeaways

  • •Cities can create their own retirement plans for workers like police, firefighters, and office staff.
  • •These plans can include money for when workers retire, get hurt and can't work, or die.
  • •The city decides the rules for who gets money and how much.

Example

A firefighter gets badly hurt while putting out a fire and can't work anymore.

The city can give the firefighter money every month because they got hurt on the job. This is part of the city's retirement plan for its workers.

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§ 45301 City Retirement System Authority

By ordinance, any city may establish a retirement system for its officers and employees and provide for the payment of retirement allowances, pensions, disability payments, and death benefits, or any of them. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

retirementdisabilityordinancebenefitsallowanceemployeedeathpension

Related Statutes

  • § 45309 Pension Benefit And Contribution Rules
  • § 45310.7 Retirement Contribution Withdrawal Rights
  • § 31739.32 Disability Retirement Allowance Increases
  • § 45310 Retirement Benefits For Prior Service
  • § 45311 Prosecutor Public Defender Pensions

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 45301.
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