Active Death Benefit
San Diego Municipal Code § 24.0702
in effect§24.0702 Active Death Benefit
The System will pay the active death benefit when it is required to pay a death benefit under Section 24.0701(b) and none of the following benefits is payable: the death while eligible benefit or the industrial death benefit.
The active death benefit is the sum of the following:
(a) The Member’s Accumulated Contributions, including Accumulated Additional Contributions, with interest as determined by the Board.
(b) An amount, from the City’s contributions, equal to one–twelfth of the Member’s Final Compensation, multiplied by the Member’s years of Creditable Service, not to exceed one-half of the Member’s Final Compensation.
(“Active Death Benefit” added 4-2-2002 by O-19043 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/Ch02Art04Division07.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026