{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"53222.5","citation":"Gov. Code, § 53222.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5"},{"name":"DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 55821.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-2"},{"name":"PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 54999.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Officers and Employees [53200. - 53299.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-2/part-1/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1.5. Pension Trusts [53215. - 53224.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-2/part-1/chapter-2/article-1.5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 370, Sec. 5.   Effective January 1, 2009.","effective":"2009-01-01","html":"<p>If a local legislative body establishes a pension trust pursuant to this article that provides for disability retirement or has established reciprocity with a retirement system that provides for disability retirement, the legislative body of the local agency, in determining whether a member is eligible to retire for disability, shall make a determination on the basis of competent medical opinion and shall not use disability retirement as a substitute for the disciplinary process.</p>","text":"If a local legislative body establishes a pension trust pursuant to this article that provides for disability retirement or has established reciprocity with a retirement system that provides for disability retirement, the legislative body of the local agency, in determining whether a member is eligible to retire for disability, shall make a determination on the basis of competent medical opinion and shall not use disability retirement as a substitute for the disciplinary process.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/pension-trusts-53222-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}