California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 20896

Repealed and added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.

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.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 20896 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-2-government-of-the-state-of-california/division-5-personnel/part-3-public-employees-retirement-system/chapter-11-service-credit/article-1-general-provisions/section-20896

Other sections in Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 20890§ 20890.1§ 20890.2§ 20891§ 20892§ 20893§ 20894§ 20895§ 20896§ 20897…§ 20902.5§ 20903§ 20903.5§ 20904§ 20905§ 20906§ 20907§ 20908§ 20909§ 20910

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