{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"22960.79","citation":"Gov. Code, § 22960.79","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 7. STATE PEACE OFFICERS' AND FIREFIGHTERS' DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN [22960. - 22960.99.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-7"},{"name":"CHAPTER 9. Community Property [22960.75. - 22960.79.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-7/chapter-9"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 820, Sec. 11.   Effective September 25, 1998.","effective":"1998-09-25","html":"<p>A nonparticipant spouse who is entitled to a distribution for retirement that equals or exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000), may elect to receive the distribution in one of the following forms:</p><p>(a) A single lump-sum payment.</p><p>(b) Substantially level installment payments for a period of years that extends no longer than the life expectancy of the participant.</p><p>(c) A single life annuity.</p>","text":"A nonparticipant spouse who is entitled to a distribution for retirement that equals or exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000), may elect to receive the distribution in one of the following forms: (a) A single lump-sum payment. (b) Substantially level installment payments for a period of years that extends no longer than the life expectancy of the participant. (c) A single life annuity.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/community-property-22960-79","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}