{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-22960.81","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 22960.81","heading":"","body":"Notwithstanding Section 22960.80, the participant’s beneficiary designation shall not be given effect and shall be overridden to the extent that such a designation would impair the rights of any surviving spouse under applicable federal or state law.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL [18000. - 22980.]","PART 7. STATE PEACE OFFICERS' AND FIREFIGHTERS' DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN [22960. - 22960.99.]","CHAPTER 10. Beneficiary Designation [22960.80. - 22960.83.]"],"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":"ff306533df8c5f9a28e8087d85238798fe37d33adb431d6e3cb16083f15f04a6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-22960.80","next":"us-ca/gov-22960.82"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}