{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"21256","citation":"Gov. Code, § 21256","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL [18000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5"},{"name":"PART 3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM [20000. - 21716.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 13. Retirement Benefits [21250. - 21483.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-3/chapter-13"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [21250. - 21269.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-3/chapter-13/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2.   Effective January 1, 1996.","effective":"1996-01-01","html":"<p>Any allowance may be paid directly to a trust. A trustee of the trust shall have the right to make tax withholding elections and to change the address for annuitant payments and correspondence.</p>","text":"Any allowance may be paid directly to a trust. A trustee of the trust shall have the right to make tax withholding elections and to change the address for annuitant payments and correspondence.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/general-provisions-21256","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}