Government Code section 31811

If a member who has elected the option provided in Section 31810 dies leaving a beneficiary entitled to an allowance based upon the allowance of the member, the beneficiary’s allowance shall be based upon the allowance the member would have received had he not elected the option.

Source: Section 31811, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=31811. (updated Jan. 1, 1957; accessed Sep. 15, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_31811

Original Source: Section 31811, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=31811. (last accessed May 12, 2025).