{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-20735","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 20735","heading":"","body":"If the state service or membership of a member is discontinued, he or she shall, upon his or her request, be paid his or her accumulated contributions, if, in the opinion of the board, he or she is permanently separated from state service or membership by reason of the discontinuance.\nThis section shall not apply to discontinuance of state service or membership as a result of retirement or death on account of which a basic, a limited, or a special death benefit is payable.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL [18000. - 22980.]","PART 3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM [20000. - 21716.]","CHAPTER 8. Member Contributions [20671. - 20776.]","ARTICLE 4. Return of Contributions [20730. - 20737.]"],"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":"c87ea118346436826c866ad53b29b184d30f3ae0d00edb986a1d159f4380cf51","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-20734","next":"us-ca/gov-20737"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}