Section 12479 Of Article 5. Uniform State Pay Roll System From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 5.
12479
. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an employee of the state
may file with his or her appointing power a designation of a person
or persons for receipt of employee warrants upon death. The
designation shall control who is entitled to receive the warrants
that would have been payable to the decedent had he or she survived.
(b) An employee may designate a primary person and up to three
contingent persons pursuant to this section. The first-designated
person shall be the designated person that receives the warrants. If
the first-designated person predeceases the employee, the next-listed
designated person who survives the employee shall be the designated
person that receives the warrants.
(c) The appropriate designated person shall claim the warrants
from the appointing power. Upon sufficient proof of identity, the
appointing power shall deliver the warrants to the claimant. A
designated person who receives warrants pursuant to this section
shall be entitled to negotiate the warrants as if he or she were the
payee.
(d) The employee may change the designation from time to time.
(e) For purposes of this section, "person" includes, but is not
limited to, a corporation, a trust, or an estate.