(a) Payment of any benefit shall not be made to those persons covered by Section 21493 if there are eligible recipients who are living members of a higher ranking class of beneficiaries as set forth in that section.

(b) Payments made pursuant to Section 21493, 21494, or 21506, upon the board’s good faith determination of entitlement based on satisfactory evidence of entitlement, shall constitute a complete discharge and release of this system from liability for those payments.

Terms Used In California Government Code 21495

  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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