{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-22970.81","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 22970.81","heading":"","body":"(a) Upon termination, a participant may apply for a distribution for retirement, provided the retirement date is no earlier than the date on which the participant attains the early retirement age pursuant to the provisions of Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000). The retirement benefit is a distribution of the balance of the participant’s account within a reasonable time following the valuation date immediately following the date of the application.\n(b) Application for a distribution for retirement shall be made on a distribution request form and in the manner prescribed by the board.\n(c) All employers with which the participant is employed as a member of the system, 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 8. SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS PROGRAM [22970. - 22970.89.]","CHAPTER 11. Eligibility for Distribution [22970.80. - 22970.84.]"],"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":"68e3a4de8463fcc837e83816ef8e3944f163636ea61f2a40e61bbc97e080a07c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-22970.80","next":"us-ca/gov-22970.82"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}