California Government Code ARTICLE 1.4 - Alternative Plan for Counties of the 16th Class

• Section 31486.
  (a) The retirement plan created by this article shall be known as Retirement Plan 2.(b) This article shall be applicable in the retirement system of any county...
• Section 31486.1.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this section govern the construction of this article.(a) “Board” means the board of retirement.(b) “Employer” means the county...
• Section 31486.2.
  (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 31486.3 or 31486.35, there shall be no general members’ contributions under the plan created by this article.(2) A member who...
• Section 31486.3.
  (a) An active member governed by the provisions of this article may elect, by written notice filed with the board, to make contributions and receive credit...
• Section 31486.35.
  (a) An active member may elect, by written notice filed with the board, to make contributions pursuant to this section and to receive up to five...
• Section 31486.36.
  Upon the death of an active or former member of the plan established by this article, an amount equal to the accumulated contributions made by...
• Section 31486.4.
  (a) Retirement of a member or former member who has met the requirements for age and service shall be made by the board, at which time...
• Section 31486.5.
  A member who retires for service prior to the age of becoming eligible for benefits described under subdivision (f) of Section 31486.1 may, with the...
• Section 31486.6.
  (a) Upon the death of a retired member, 50 percent of the retirement pension, if not modified in accordance with the optional survivor allowance in subdivision...
• Section 31486.7.
  Notwithstanding any other provisions, upon the death of a member before retirement while in service, the designated beneficiary shall receive a death benefit equal to...
• Section 31486.8.
  Any person employed subsequent to the effective date of this article who would otherwise qualify as a member shall not become a member until that...
• Section 31486.9.
  (a) General members may, within 180 days of the effective date of this article, elect to transfer to the retirement plan created by this article upon...
• Section 31486.10.a.
  A member upon becoming vested under this article may elect to terminate and defer accrued benefits for the purpose of future service retirement benefits only,...
• Section 31486.11.
  Until the completion of the next regularly scheduled actuarial survey of the retirement system, the employer contribution required to finance the plan created by this...
• Section 31486.12.
  If any provision of this article, or the application thereof, to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions...

Last modified: October 22, 2018