{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-26801","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 26801","heading":"","body":"Except as provided under Section 26802, a participant’s retirement date shall not be earlier than either the date on which the participant attains 55 years of age or the first day of the month in which an application is received at the system’s headquarters office, whichever is later.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","PART 14. STATE TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM [26000. - 28101.]","CHAPTER 9. Retirement Benefit [26800. - 26813.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"52b0f30f99551ebee9a83441521917415500f466c8baa5ac957892b2fb729a4f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-26800","next":"us-ca/edc-26802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}