{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-31485.22","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 31485.22","heading":"","body":"(a) A member who, while currently employed, has reached normal retirement age, as defined by the retirement system, and has met the benefit commencement requirements in Article 8 or Article 9, shall be fully vested in the benefits payable under the retirement system. Upon satisfying the requirements of this section, a member may be retired upon filing with the board a written application in the manner provided in Articles 8 and 9 of this chapter, as applicable.\n(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), Articles 8 and 9 of this chapter, or any other applicable law, a member’s earned and accrued benefits may be forfeited under Section 7522.70, 7522.72, or 7522.74.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","DIVISION 4. EMPLOYEES [31000. - 33017.]","PART 3. RETIREMENT SYSTEMS [31200. - 33017.]","CHAPTER 3. County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 [31450. - 31898.]","ARTICLE 1. General [31450. - 31485.22.]"],"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":"fd66f8bfb3409568222463603904e0b34e61067eb34d7f325f38c59180766e3c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-31485.21","next":"us-ca/gov-31486"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}