{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-32361","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 32361","heading":"","body":"At any time before the first payment of any pension is made, a member or beneficiary may elect to receive the actuarial equivalent at that time of his pension in a lesser pension payable throughout his life and that of his widow, widower or beneficiary, if she or he survives him, in accordance with one of the following options:\nOption 1: Upon his death, such lesser pension shall be continued throughout the life of and paid to his widow, widower or beneficiary.\nOption 2: Upon his death, one-half of such lesser pension shall be continued throughout the life of and paid to his widow, widower or beneficiary.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","DIVISION 4. EMPLOYEES [31000. - 33017.]","PART 3. RETIREMENT SYSTEMS [31200. - 33017.]","CHAPTER 5. County Fire Service Retirement Law [32200. - 32365.]","ARTICLE 6. Benefits [32350. - 32365.]"],"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":"1b833b4109db577654f43cbdfbde55f4174dc4119c108d1d51ce830b41d6c741","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-32360","next":"us-ca/gov-32361.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}