{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"75070.5","citation":"Gov. Code, § 75070.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070. - 77655.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-8"},{"name":"CHAPTER 11. Judges’ Retirement Law [75000. - 75111.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-8/chapter-11"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3.5. Payment of Benefits [75070. - 75074.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-8/chapter-11/article-3.5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 199, Sec. 41.   (AB 2404)   Effective January 1, 2017.","effective":"2017-01-01","html":"<p>If a judge elects an optional settlement that provides for a monthly allowance for his or her named beneficiary or beneficiaries, the combined allowance payable to the judge’s named beneficiary or beneficiaries and the judge’s survivor pursuant to Section <a href=\"/gov/75077\">75077</a> or <a href=\"/gov/75096.3\">75096.3</a>, if applicable, shall not exceed the amount of the judge’s monthly allowance.</p>","text":"If a judge elects an optional settlement that provides for a monthly allowance for his or her named beneficiary or beneficiaries, the combined allowance payable to the judge’s named beneficiary or beneficiaries and the judge’s survivor pursuant to Section 75077 or 75096.3, if applicable, shall not exceed the amount of the judge’s monthly allowance.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/payment-of-benefits-75070-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}