Prior to the system paying a refund of accumulated retirement contributions under this part, the employer shall certify that the member’s employment has been terminated in a format prescribed by the system unless the employment was terminated 12 months or more prior to the date the refund application is received by the system’s headquarters office.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 96, Sec. 15. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2020.)