{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-22960.89","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 22960.89","heading":"","body":"Any participant who is entitled to a distribution for retirement or disability that equals or exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000), may elect to receive the distribution in one of the following forms:\n(a) A single lump-sum payment.\n(b) Substantially level installment payments for a period of years that extends no longer than the life expectancy of the participant.\n(c) A single life annuity.\n(d) A joint and survivor annuity for the lifetimes of the participant and the participant’s option beneficiary.","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":"5ff69260e982d780aa7fd66e23d9f6a76193273b7e26077e6baa59e3b741b912","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-22960.88","next":"us-ca/gov-22960.90"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}