{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-31855.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 31855.5","heading":"","body":"Upon the death of a member prior to retirement who was a member continuously for not less than 18 months immediately prior to the member’s death, the member’s surviving spouse shall be paid a monthly survivor’s allowance equal to the sum, based upon the appropriate factual circumstances, specified in Section 31855.8 or 31855.12.","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 15.6. Survivors’ Allowances [31855. - 31855.12.]"],"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":"09d5a32d575ca45b2b033367eb29c6b0be2c4c26d026a4c43d5e1ff97cd7ddb9","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-31855.4","next":"us-ca/gov-31855.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}