Anyone who is a permanent, full-time employee of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department is eligible to become a member of SRA.

You can become a member of SRA in one of three ways:

➤ Filling out an application form in person (you will need to bring your Sheriff’s Department ID, because we will make a photocopy of it)

➤ Printing the application (found online here) and mailing it to our office along with a photocopy of your Sheriff’s Department ID

➤ Filling out the application online and emailing it along with a copy of your Sheriff’s Department ID to SRA (instructions online for emailing your application and a copy of your Department ID)

Once your status is confirmed by management, your membership will be approved by the Board of Trustees.

Note: Employees under the age of 42 are encouraged to join within one year of their hiring date, or they will incur an additional equity (catch-up) charge to cover the full funeral expense benefit afforded to members.

Active members pay $16 a month via payroll deduction.

Retired members pay $16 a month via payroll deduction.

Mortuary benefit
The age at which you joined SRA determines the mortuary benefit that members will receive. This coverage also extends to a member’s spouse and dependent children. The current maximum benefit is $10,000 to members who join within one year of hiring and are under the age of 42. Members receive a $5,000 benefit for their spouse and dependent children if they join under the age of 42.

Discount tickets
Members have access to various amusement parks and online sites to purchase discount tickets to those venues. Some of these event tickets can only be purchased online, while other discount tickets can only be purchased at the SRA Headquarters office in Whittier. Members wishing to purchase available discounts online must have a member account and password to access these online discounts. For a list of discount tickets to various sites and how you may purchase them, please refer to the Discount Tickets page. For information on how to obtain your own personal SRA account, please refer to the Join page.

Loans
Members are eligible for up to $4,000 6 months after the join the Department. Members are allowed to borrow as many times as they need as long as they have available a minimum of $700.

Sick Benefits/Non-Service-Connected
This benefit may be available to any active member who has been a member of SRA for one year or more, is on percentage time and has used all available sick, vacation and save time. Benefit requests must be submitted on a prescribed form and will be paid after verification. Please contact the Benefits Manager at SRA for more information and assistance at (562) 946-7081.

Supplemental Benefits/Work-Related
This benefit may be available to members who have been injured at work; are on percentage time; have used all available vacation, sick and save time; and have not yet been paid by workers’ compensation. Please contact the Benefits Manager at SRA for more information at (562) 946-7081.

After a year of membership in SRA, financial benefits may be available when the member receives less than 100% of County salary due to illness or injury not related to the job. This benefit will be paid to a maximum of $10,000. Benefit claims must be submitted on a prescribed form and are paid after verification. Claimant must be a member in good standing for one year to qualify. Supplemental benefits may be available to members who have exhausted all IOD benefits. When a settlement is granted by the County, the member is expected to return all supplemental benefits received.

Retired members receive all the same services and benefits as active members, with the exception of supplemental or sick benefits.

When an employee retires, we will automatically update their status to retired and continue taking dues and/or loan payments directly from their L.A.C.E.R.A. account. No further steps are required!

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Blanca Ruiz at (562) 946-7081.

There are 2 options if you wish to join AFTER you retire from the Dept and was never an SRA member.

*You may pay the back dues starting from when you retired ($9 a month) and become a member with all member benefits including the Mortuary Benefit
or
*You can wave all fees and join with NO Mortuary Benefits.

You can update your address by contacting our office and speaking to one of the representatives, emailing our office, or filling out and submitting a Change of Address form.

The short answer is no, but we encourage all members to sign up for a private account. Currently, private accounts will allow members to access and purchase discount tickets online, make user information changes such as beneficiaries, and access faster loan application service. In the future SRA website and mobile application releases, we hope to implement more access to personal loan information, online purchases of items sold at the Emporium(s) and other services we can safely provide to members online to enhance our service to you, the user.

Click here to register for an account to access the members only area.