(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person entitled to the receipt of benefits from any state retirement system may authorize the payment of the benefits to be directly deposited by electronic fund transfer into the person’s account at the financial institution of his or her choice under a program for direct deposit by electronic transfer established pursuant to Section 21268. The direct deposit shall discharge the state agency‘s obligation with respect to that payment.

(b) Any payments directly deposited by electronic fund transfer following the date of death of a person who was entitled to the receipt of the benefits from a state retirement system shall be refunded to the retirement system.

Terms Used In California Government Code 21267

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
  • state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 506, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)