{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-22970.77","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 22970.77","heading":"","body":"Unless otherwise provided in the beneficiary designation form, each designated beneficiary shall be entitled to equal shares of the lump sum distribution that may be payable from the participant’s account upon the death of the participant.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL [18000. - 22980.]","PART 8. SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS PROGRAM [22970. - 22970.89.]","CHAPTER 10. Beneficiary [22970.75. - 22970.78.]"],"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":"4d7c4684179c5116ba1f90d2ec15a3e873670b8f52c535249bea532c1f55c8a6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-22970.76","next":"us-ca/gov-22970.78"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}