California Government Code

§ 21261

GOV § 21261 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 5 · Title 2 · Part 3 · Ch. 13 · Art. 1

Statute text

The sole purpose of this section is to notify the current spouse of the selection of benefits or change of beneficiary made by a member. This section is not intended to conflict with community property law.

(a)An application for a refund of the member’s accumulated contributions, an election of optional settlement, a designation of beneficiary, or a change in beneficiary designation shall contain the signature of the current spouse of the member, unless the member declares, in writing under penalty of perjury, any of the following:

(1)The member is not married.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 241, Sec. 8. (SB 525) Effective January 1, 2018.