{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"31781.01","citation":"Gov. Code, § 31781.01","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3"},{"name":"DIVISION 4. EMPLOYEES [31000. - 33017.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-4"},{"name":"PART 3. RETIREMENT SYSTEMS [31200. - 33017.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-4/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 [31450. - 31898.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-4/part-3/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 12. Death Benefit [31780. - 31792.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-4/part-3/chapter-3/article-12"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 58.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Notwithstanding Section <a href=\"/gov/31781\">31781</a>, the death benefit of a member covered under Section <a href=\"/gov/31751\">31751</a> shall consist of:</p><p>(a) The member’s accumulated contributions.</p><p>(b) A lump sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) offset by any lump-sum death payment made under the federal Social Security Act.</p>","text":"Notwithstanding Section 31781, the death benefit of a member covered under Section 31751 shall consist of: (a) The member’s accumulated contributions. (b) A lump sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) offset by any lump-sum death payment made under the federal Social Security Act.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/death-benefit-31781-01","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}