GroundRules
GOV § 21297
Where this section sits in the code
- Government Code - GOV
- TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]
- DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL [18000. - 22980.]
- PART 3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM [20000. - 21716.]
- CHAPTER 13. Retirement Benefits [21250. - 21483.]
- ARTICLE 2. Community Property [21290. - 21298.]
For a nonmember, “final compensation” means the highest average annual compensation earnable by the member during the three consecutive years, or one year where applicable, prior to the date of dissolution of marriage or legal separation. The nonmember may designate an earlier period to be used where the time period of the nonmember’s marriage to the member and membership correspond.
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