Optional settlement 1 consists of the right to elect in writing to have a retirement allowance paid to the member until the member’s death and, if the member dies before receiving in annuity payments the amount of the member’s accumulated contributions at retirement, to have the balance at death paid to the member’s estate or to the natural person, having an insurable interest in the member’s life, as the member nominates by written designation duly executed and filed with the board.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 231, Sec. 14. (AB 1824) Effective January 1, 2023.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 31761

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
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