{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-31486.7","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 31486.7","heading":"","body":"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 one month’s final compensation as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 31486.1 for each year of service completed up to a maximum of six months.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","DIVISION 4. EMPLOYEES [31000. - 33017.]","PART 3. RETIREMENT SYSTEMS [31200. - 33017.]","CHAPTER 3. County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 [31450. - 31898.]","ARTICLE 1.4. Alternative Plan for Counties of the 16th Class [31486. - 31486.12.]"],"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":"43b4cfd429523b1d378abcca1b16b7a8684069c9af1862fe49162265706ab0e0","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-31486.6","next":"us-ca/gov-31486.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}