California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 20897

Repealed and added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2.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

A member who is receiving disability retirement pay that is paid by one of the armed forces shall be deemed to be receiving military retirement pay based on active duty, regardless of the number of years of active duty served. A member who is receiving disability compensation from the Veterans’ Administration and is not receiving retirement pay from one of the armed forces shall not be considered to be receiving military retirement pay.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 20897 (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-20897

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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