{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-31781.01","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 31781.01","heading":"","body":"Notwithstanding Section 31781, the death benefit of a member covered under Section 31751 shall consist of:\n(a) The member’s accumulated contributions.\n(b) A lump sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) offset by any lump-sum death payment made under the federal Social Security Act.","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 12. Death Benefit [31780. - 31792.]"],"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":"1abdd1dce9f22585e0e13c2f37a97d86b7048f2e8d101248adcb32436dbb8d58","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-31781","next":"us-ca/gov-31781.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}