{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-22960.86","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 22960.86","heading":"","body":"(a) Upon separation from all service for the employer, a participant may apply for a retirement benefit, provided the retirement date is no earlier than the date on which the participant attains the normal retirement age. The retirement benefit is a distribution of the balance of the participant’s account as of the first valuation date immediately following the date of the application.\n(b) Application for a retirement benefit shall be made on an application form prescribed by the board.\n(c) The employer shall certify on a form prescribed by the board that the participant’s employment has terminated.","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 11. Benefits [22960.85. - 22960.92.]"],"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":"6228c14abaadf0542665f0947a2518530a04df3301fa30d28b1d89a9ba3b0e5c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-22960.85","next":"us-ca/gov-22960.87"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}