Industrial Disability — Safety Member
San Diego Municipal Code § 24.1120
in effect§ 24.1120 Industrial Disability — Safety Member
(a) Any Member, as defined in section 24.0103(e), permanently incapacitated from the performance of duty as the result of physical injury or disease arising out of or in the course of his or her employment; and
(1) not arising from a preexisting medical condition, or
(2) not arising from a nervous or mental disorder, irrespective of claimed causative factors, shall be retired for disability with retirement allowance, regardless of age or amount of service.
(b) The Board of Administration shall prescribe rules and regulations setting forth procedures for the retirement of a Member for disability.
(c) Upon retirement of a Member for industrial disability, he or she shall receive in equal monthly installments a disability retirement allowance
(1) For Safety Members — 50% of his or her final compensation.
(2) For General Members — 33 1/3% of his or her final compensation or, if qualified for service retirement, he or she shall receive his or her service retirement allowance if such allowance is greater. The disability retirement allowance for a Member retired because of industrial disability shall be derived from an annuity based on his or her accumulated normal contributions and a disability retirement pension derived from contributions of the City.
(Amended 5–15–1989 by O–17295 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art04Division11.pdf#page=10Fetched: 10/28/2026