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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 4Pt. 3Ch. 3Art. 4§ 31554 Court Employee Pension Membership

§ 31554 Court Employee Pension Membership

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§ 31554 Court Employee Pension Membership

Key Takeaways

  • •Court workers (like secretaries, reporters, etc.) must join a special group (association) if the county leaders vote to include them.
  • •Judges and people already in another retirement plan don’t have to join.
  • •New workers join the group at the start of the next month after they start their job.
  • •The county leaders need a big vote (4 out of 5) to decide this.

Example

A new court reporter starts working on October 15th.

If the county leaders already voted to include court reporters, the reporter joins the group on November 1st.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 31554 Court Employee Pension Membership

All officers and attaches of the superior court established within the county, except judges and participants in any other pension system, become members of the association on the first day of the calendar month after the board of supervisors adopts by four-fifths vote a resolution providing for their inclusion. Thereafter each person entering such employ becomes a member on the first day of the calendar month following his entrance into the service of the court. In this section “officer or attache of the superior court” includes all commissioners, phonographic reporters who are paid salaries or per diems by the county and whose contributions are based upon such salaries or per diems, secretaries, stenographers, investigators, messengers, or other employees of the court. (Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 372.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

the associationofficer or attache of the superior courtretirementresolutioncommissionemployeeportsalary

Related Statutes

  • § 31621.5 County Retirement Contribution Rates
  • § 31671 Retirement Benefit Compensation Limits
  • § 31808.8 County Retirement Plan Options
  • § 31462.1 Final Compensation Calculation Rules
  • § 31479.3 Merchant Marine Service Credit

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 31554.
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