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Cal. Labor Code § 3212 (2026)

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(a)(1)In the case of members of a sheriff’s office or the California Highway Patrol, district attorney’s staff of inspectors and investigators or of police or fire departments of cities, counties, cities and counties, districts or other public or municipal corporations or political subdivisions, whether those members are volunteer, partly paid, or fully paid, and in the case of active firefighting members of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection whose duties require firefighting or of any county forestry or firefighting department or unit, whether voluntary, fully paid, or partly paid, and in the case of members of the warden service of the Wildlife Protection Branch of the Department of Fish and Game whose principal duties consist of active law enforcement service, excepting those whose principal duties are clerical or otherwise do not clearly fall within the scope of active law enforcement service such as stenographers, telephone operators, and other officeworkers, the term “injury” as used in this act includes hernia when any part of the hernia develops or manifests itself during a period while the member is in the service in the office, staff, division, department, or unit, and in the case of members of fire departments, except those whose principal duties are clerical, such as stenographers, telephone operators, and other officeworkers, and in the case of county forestry or firefighting departments, except those whose principal duties are clerical, such as stenographers, telephone operators, and other officeworkers, and in the case of active firefighting members of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection whose duties require firefighting, and in the case of members of the warden service of the Wildlife Protection Branch of the Department of Fish and Game whose principal duties consist of active law enforcement service, excepting those whose principal duties are clerical or otherwise do not clearly fall within the scope of active law enforcement service such as stenographers, telephone operators, and other officeworkers, the term “injury” includes pneumonia and heart trouble that develops or manifests itself during a period while the member is in the service of the office, staff, department, or unit. In the case of regular salaried county or city and county peace officers, the term “injury” also includes any hernia that manifests itself or develops during a period while the officer is in the service. The compensation that is awarded for the hernia, heart trouble, or pneumonia shall include full hospital, surgical, medical treatment, disability indemnity, and death benefits, as provided by the workers’ compensation laws of this state.

(2)The hernia, heart trouble, or pneumonia so developing or manifesting itself in those cases shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employment. This presumption is disputable and may be controverted by other evidence, but unless so controverted, the appeals board is bound to find in accordance with it. The presumption shall be extended to a member following termination of service for a period of three calendar months for each full year of the requisite service, but not to exceed 60 months in any circumstance, commencing with the last date actually worked in the specified capacity.

(3)The hernia, heart trouble, or pneumonia so developing or manifesting itself in those cases shall in no case be attributed to any disease existing prior to that development or manifestation.

(b)This section also applies to all of the following, for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2026:

(1)Active firefighting members of a fire department that serves a United States Department of Defense installation and who are certified by the United States Department of Defense as meeting its standards for firefighters.

(2)Active firefighting members of a fire department that serves a National Aeronautics and Space Administration installation and who adhere to training standards established in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 13155) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 12 of the Health and Safety Code.

(3)Active firefighting members of a fire department that provides fire protection to a commercial airport regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under Part 139 (commencing with Section 139.1) of Subchapter G of Chapter I of Title 14 of the Federal Code of Regulations and are trained and certified by the State Fire Marshal as meeting the standards of Fire Control 5 and Section 139.319 of Title 14 of the Federal Code of Regulations.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 18 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1956–2025 · leading case: Walters v. Sloan, 571 P.2d 609 (Cal. 1977).

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Walters v. Sloan, 571 P.2d 609 (Cal. 1977). · cites it 2× “(Lab. Code, § 3212.) Second, special death benefits apply to public safety officers if they are under the Public Employees Retirement System.”

Baker v. Superior Court, 129 Cal. App. 3d 710 (Cal. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “(Lab. Code, § 3212.) Second, special death benefits apply to public safety officers if they are under the Public Employees Retirement System.”

State Emp.'s Ret. Sys. v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd., 33 Cal. Comp. Cases 710 (Cal. Ct. App. 1968). · cites it 3× “) A provision of the Workmen's Compensation Law, Labor Code section 3212, applies to specified categories of public employees, including active firefighting members of the State Division of Forestry, extending its coverage to "heart trouble which develops or manifests itself"…”

Muznik v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., 40 Cal. Comp. Cases 578 (Cal. Ct. App. 1975). · cites it 2× “1 Labor Code section 3212 provides in pertinent part: “In the case of members of.”

Greatorex v. Bd. of Admin. of City Employees' Ret. Sys., 44 Cal. Comp. Cases 553 (Cal. Ct. App. 1979). “The Retirement Board’s standard would thus be stricter than the Appeals Board’s which gives firemen who develop heart trouble a presumption that the injury was work related (Lab.”

Gillette v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd., 36 Cal. Comp. Cases 570 (Cal. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 2× “(Lab. Code, § 3212.) *315 The original findings and award dated January 30, 1970, had found that petitioner, a fireman, “sustained a heart trouble injury arising out of and occurring in the course of his admitted employment” which had caused “temporary total disability beginning…”

Pathe v. City of Bakersfield, 32 Cal. Comp. Cases 611 (Cal. Ct. App. 1967). “IV Appellants contend that the pension hoard abused its discretion when it granted respondent a disability pension; they assert that there was no substantial evidence to support its decision because there were no medical opinions that respondent’s heart condition was…”

Hart v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., Cty. of Orange, 43 Cal. Comp. Cases 757 (Cal. Ct. App. 1978). “I With respect to persons engaged in active law enforcement, Labor Code section 3212 defines the term injury as including “heart trouble” which develops during the period of service and provides that “heart trouble” so developing “shall be presumed to arise out of and in the…”

Geoghegan v. Ret. Bd., 55 Cal. Comp. Cases 301 (Cal. Ct. App. 1990). “) 4 Labor Code section 3212 provides in pertinent part: “Such hernia, heart trouble or pneumonia so developing or manifesting itself in such cases shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employment.” However, the service-connected presumption in relation to…”

Lewis v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., 41 Cal. Comp. Cases 194 (Cal. Ct. App. 1976). “7 (other peace officers), 3213 (campus In determining compensation cases under such statutes, the courts have operated on the basis of legal attribution rather than strict medical causation.”

Permanente Med. Grp. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., 42 Cal. Comp. Cases 388 (Cal. Ct. App. 1977). “heart trouble which develops or manifests itself during a period while such member is in the service of such office, staff, department or unit. . . . [1] Such . . . heart trouble .”

Hamilton v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., 44 Cal. Comp. Cases 520 (Cal. Ct. App. 1979). “Labor Code section 3212, noted in the findings and as relevant here, provides: If a deputy sheriff (or fireman) suffers “heart trouble which develops or manifests itself” during the period of his employment, “in such cases [it] shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course…”

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