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Government Code § 31855.12

ARTICLE 15.6. Survivors’ Allowances

Current as of September 28, 2026Gov. Code, § 31855.12Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 982, Sec. 7.

Monthly survivor’s allowances shall be based upon the following table:

Monthly

Member’s survivors

allowances

Surviving spouse caring for one child

$1,390

Surviving spouse caring for two or more children

1,622

One child only

695

Two children only

1,390

Three or more children

1,622

Widow or widower age 62 (no child)

768

Widow or widower age 60 (no child)

663

Each of two dependent parents at age 62

695

Sole dependent parent at age 62

795

Lump-sum payment

255

This section is an alternative to Section 31855.8.

This section shall not be operative in any county which has adopted this article, until the board of supervisors, by resolution adopted by a majority vote, makes this section operative in the county.