Cal. Gov. Code § 31760

Current through the 2023 Legislative Session.
Section 31760 - Election by member
(a)Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), until the first payment of any retirement allowance is made, a member or retired member, in lieu of the retirement allowance for the member's life alone, may elect to have the actuarial equivalent of their retirement allowance as of the date of retirement applied to a lesser retirement allowance payable throughout life in accordance with one of the optional settlements specified in this article.
(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a member who applies for disability and is subsequently granted a service retirement pending a determination of entitlement to disability may change the type of optional or unmodified allowance that they elected at the time the service retirement was granted, subject to the provisions of Section 31725.7.
(c)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a member retired for service who applies for, and is subsequently granted, a disability retirement may change the type of optional or unmodified allowance that was elected at the time the service retirement was granted, subject to the provisions of Section 31725.7.

Ca. Gov. Code § 31760

Amended by Stats 2022 ch 524 (AB 1971),s 5, eff. 1/1/2023.
Amended by Stats 2015 ch 40 (AB 992),s 1, eff. 1/1/2016.