Section 76: Amount of pension; counties liable; apportionment

Summary

Section 76 sets the pension for probation officers retired under section 75 at half their compensation at retirement, paid by the county where they served (or apportioned among counties by the superior court if they served in more than one), with an additional requirement of 15 years of full-time devoted service for those retired at age 70.

Statutory Text

Section 76. Every person retired under section seventy-five shall receive an annual pension equal to one half of the compensation received by him at the time of his retirement, to be paid by the county in which he has performed his duties, or if he has performed such duties in more than one county, it shall be apportioned by the superior court among such counties; provided, that no person so retired upon attaining the age of seventy shall be entitled to such pension unless, during the fifteen years immediately preceding retirement, he has given his whole time to the duties of the office of probation officer and has faithfully performed such duties.