{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-31500","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 31500","heading":"","body":"A retirement system is established in any county for eligible officers and employees by the adoption of an ordinance, accepting this chapter, by:\n(a) A majority vote of the electors voting on the proposition at a special or general election; or\n(b) A four-fifths vote of the board of supervisors.","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 2. Establishment of System [31500. - 31509.]"],"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":"1a3f22e48271689daa42a7571bfaebece152568222597a2b59b7b243b4aa0dd3","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-31499.19","next":"us-ca/gov-31501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}