{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-31642","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 31642","heading":"","body":"The following shall not be considered as breaking the continuity of service:\n(a) A temporary layoff because of illness or for purposes of economy, suspension, or dismissal, followed by reinstatement or re-employment within one year.\n(b) A leave of absence followed by reinstatement or re-employment within one year after the termination of the leave of absence.\n(c) A resignation to enter, followed by entrance into, the armed forces of the United States, followed by re-employment by the county or district within six months after the termination of such service.\n(d) Resignation of a member who has elected in writing to come within the provisions of Article 9 followed by re-employment before withdrawal of any accumulated contributions.\nThe withdrawal of accumulated contributions followed by the redeposit of the contributions upon re-entrance into service does not constitute a break in the continuity of service.","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 7. Service [31640. - 31658.]"],"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":"7c2f31cfa19c9823d7dd36b25934efd62b473d6c1b4f0d286706527c7e86449a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-31641.97","next":"us-ca/gov-31643"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}