Section 21461 Of Article 6. Optional Settlements From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 13. >> Article 6.
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. (a) A member retiring for service may elect to have the
actuarial equivalent of his or her unmodified service retirement
allowance paid in two parts as follows:
(1) A temporary annuity in an amount specified by the member but
which shall not result in a reduction to his or her unmodified
allowance by more than 50 percent.
(2) A life income consisting of his or her service retirement
annuity plus the pension provided by the actuarial value of his or
her current and prior service pensions remaining after providing the
temporary annuity in paragraph (1).
(b) The temporary annuity under subdivision (a) shall not be
subject to further optional settlement under this article and shall
be payable monthly as an addition to the member's monthly life income
beginning on his or her effective date of retirement and continuing
until the member reaches age 59 1/2 or any whole age between ages 60
and 68, as designated by the member at the time of his or her
retirement. If his or her death occurs prior to that age, the
commuted value of any remaining installments shall be paid to his or
her designated beneficiary in a lump sum.