§ 20735 Member Contribution Refund Rules

• •If you stop working for the state and don't plan to come back, you can ask for the money you put into your retirement fund.
• •The state will give you your money back only if they agree you're really done working for them.
• •You can't get your money back if you retire or die, because then the money goes to your retirement or your family.

A person quits their state job to move to another state and start a new career.

If the state agrees that the person is not coming back to work for them, they can ask for the money they saved in their retirement fund while working.