Section 75553 Of Article 3. Community Property From California Government Code >> Title 8. >> Chapter 11.5. >> Article 3.
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. (a) If a member leaves judicial office after a nonmember has
received a share of the member's contributions or a share of the
member's monetary credits pursuant to Section 75551, the member's
retirement fund rights shall be determined pursuant to this section.
(b) If the member has redeposited the amount paid to the
nonmember, with interest, pursuant to Section 75552, the payment to
the nonmember shall be ignored and the member's rights shall be
determined as though the payment to the nonmember had not occurred;
and subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) shall not apply.
(c) If the member leaves judicial office before accruing at least
five years of service, he or she shall be paid the dollar amount of
his or her contributions to the system minus the amount paid to the
nonmember, and no other amount.
(d) If the member leaves office after accruing five or more years
of service and either: (1) elects, pursuant to subdivision (e) of
Section 75522, to receive the amount of his or her monetary credits;
or (2) is entitled, pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section
75521 to receive only the amount of his or her monetary credits, the
member shall be paid the amount of his or her monetary credits as
provided in Section 75521 or subdivision (e) of Section 75522,
reduced as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 75551.
(e) If the member is eligible for retirement pursuant to Section
75522 and elects, pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 75522, to
receive a monthly allowance, the judge's monthly allowance shall
equal the monthly allowance that would have been payable pursuant to
subdivision (d) of Section 75522 based on the judge's service and
salary, multiplied by a fraction equal to: