GroundRules
GOV § 53222.5
Where this section sits in the code
- Government Code - GOV
- TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]
- DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 55821.]
- PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 54999.7.]
- CHAPTER 2. Officers and Employees [53200. - 53299.]
- ARTICLE 1.5. Pension Trusts [53215. - 53224.]
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.
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