§ 21266 Replacing Lost Retirement Warrants

Government Code·California

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•If you lose a check for your retirement money, you can ask for a new one.
•You don’t have to pay extra or sign anything special to get the new check.
•If there’s a problem because of the lost check, the money comes from the same account that paid you.

Example

You get a check for your retirement money, but you lose it in the mail.

You can tell the retirement office, and they’ll send you a new check for the same amount. You don’t have to worry about extra fees or signing papers.

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§ 21266 Replacing Lost Retirement Warrants

Upon receipt of proof, satisfactory to the board, that a warrant drawn in payment of a retirement allowance or in payment of any other account due from the retirement system has been lost, the Controller upon the request of the board shall issue a duplicate warrant in payment of the same amount, without requiring a bond from the payee, and any loss incurred in connection therewith shall be charged against the account from which the payment was derived. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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retirement allowance duplicate warrant Controller board

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 21266.

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