§ 21132 Mandatory Retirement Age 65

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•State safety workers must retire when they turn 65.
•If you're already 65 when you start the job, you retire the next month.
•This rule doesn’t apply to workers in State Bargaining Unit 16 or 19.

Example

A police officer turns 65 in March.

They must retire on April 1st, even if they feel fine and want to keep working.

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§ 21132 Mandatory Retirement Age 65

Every state safety member shall be retired on the first day of the calendar month succeeding that in which he or she attains age 65. Every member who has attained age 65 when he or she becomes a state safety member shall be retired on the first day of the following month. This section shall not apply to members represented by State Bargaining Unit 16 or State Bargaining Unit 19. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 237, Sec. 6. Effective September 13, 2006.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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state safety member age 65 State Bargaining Unit 16 State Bargaining Unit 19

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 21132.

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