{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-21531","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 21531","heading":"","body":"The basic death benefit and the limited death benefit shall be paid as provided in this article to the beneficiary designated by the member under Section 21490 or 21492.","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 14. Death Benefits [21490. - 21635.5.]","ARTICLE 2. Preretirement Death Benefits [21530. - 21554.]"],"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":"dee4696decbc82c0e7a8f03f5effed8cf1afcdb048abf62d72663914dfcc316d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-21530","next":"us-ca/gov-21532"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}