Death in Active Service
San Diego Municipal Code § 24.1107
in effect§24.1107 Death in Active Service
(a) Upon the death of a member while actively employed, the named beneficiary shall be paid the member’s accumulated contributions.
(b) If the named beneficiary is the member’s spouse and if the member was eligible to retire for service at the date of his death, then the member’s spouse may elect, in lieu of the payment in (a) above, to receive a monthly allowance equal to 50% of the amount the member would have received had he retired for service on the day preceding his death. In the event there is no spouse, or if the spouse dies prior to the date that all children attain age 18, then the allowance payable to the spouse shall be paid to the children, collectively, until the youngest child attains the age of 18.
(Amended 8–2–1982 by O–15790 N.S., effective 9–3–1982.)
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=5Fetched: 10/28/2026