Government Code section 20896


A member who is receiving military retirement pay based on 20 or more years of active duty with the armed forces shall be deemed to have received credit in a publicly supported retirement system for all service performed with the armed forces. Credit toward military retirement pay that is earned by a combination of active duty and nonactive duty with a reserve component of the armed forces and where the retirement pay is payable only upon the attainment of a specified age shall not be deemed credit in a publicly supported retirement system.

Source: Section 20896, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=20896.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1996; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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