{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-20281","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 20281","heading":"","body":"All members of the retirement system immediately prior to the time this part becomes operative continue to be members of this system.\nAn employee of a contracting agency on the effective date of its contract with the board becomes a member immediately.\nEvery other employee becomes a member upon his or her entry into employment.","path":["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 3. Membership in System [20280. - 20356.]","ARTICLE 1. Compulsory Membership [20280. - 20285.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"975343cec02c071664b3706e6df01108da393450e6219898e8badd51f8c38757","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-20280","next":"us-ca/gov-20281.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}