Retirement shall be effective and the retirement allowance shall begin to accrue as of the date designated in the nonmember‘s application as the effective date of retirement, or the day following the date of court order dividing the community property of the member and nonmember, if later. In no event shall the retirement become effective or the retirement allowance begin to accrue earlier than the first day of the month in which the nonmember’s application is received at an office of the board or by an employee of the system designated by the board.

(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 670, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 31685.6

  • 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
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