A nonmember shall be retired upon his or her written application to the board if all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The member or nonmember has attained the minimum age prescribed by the applicable service retirement formula of the member.

Terms Used In California Government Code 31685.5

  • Nonmember: as used in this article , means the spouse or former spouse, or child or other dependent as ordered by the court, of a member, who as a result of petitioning the court for the division of community property, has been awarded a distinct and separate account reflecting specific credited service and accumulated contributions. See California Government Code 31685.1

(b) On the date of retirement, the member had sufficient credited service to retire for service, notwithstanding any service credit awarded to the nonmember.

(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 223, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1998.)