{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-21291.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 21291.5","heading":"","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a spouse or registered domestic partner who is not an alternate payee, as defined in Section 414(p)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Sec. 401 et seq.) shall not receive a distribution until the member separates from employment.","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 13. Retirement Benefits [21250. - 21483.]","ARTICLE 2. Community Property [21290. - 21298.]"],"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":"f5af0ad8ac4b84f5b55bdb777eaff4b0269ebdcff18d5880d5b5f935f9335ac1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-21291","next":"us-ca/gov-21292"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}