{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-9356","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 9356","heading":"","body":"Each member of this system shall receive credit for service for time during which he or she holds office as a legislator after becoming a member of this system.\nA member may also receive credit for time during which he or she held office as a legislator prior to becoming a member, provided he or she makes contributions therefor to the Legislators’ Retirement Fund, as provided in Section 9357.2.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 2. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT [8902. - 10606.]","PART 1. LEGISLATURE [8902. - 9937.]","CHAPTER 3.5. Retirement of Legislators [9350. - 9378.]","ARTICLE 4. Service [9356. - 9356.5.]"],"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":"a4316904b44df5ba9948493a79438f311b7f9db2edcd267b69926096aaffcb6d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-9355.8","next":"us-ca/gov-9356.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}