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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 5Pt. 3Ch. 13Art. 2§ 21292 Nonmember Contribution Refund Rights

§ 21292 Nonmember Contribution Refund Rights

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§ 21292 Nonmember Contribution Refund Rights

Key Takeaways

  • •If you're not a member but have money in this retirement system, you can get your money back.
  • •You have to fill out a form to ask for your money back.
  • •Once you get your money, you can't change your mind or put the money back in.
  • •If you get a divorce and your spouse doesn't have enough work time to retire, you get your money back.

Example

John and Jane get divorced. Jane was part of a retirement plan through her job, but John was not. The court says John gets some of the retirement money.

John can ask for his share of the money by filling out a form. Once he gets the money, he can't put it back into the retirement plan later.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 21292 Nonmember Contribution Refund Rights

(a) The nonmember who is awarded a separate account shall have the right to a refund of the accumulated contributions in the separate account of the nonmember. (b) The nonmember shall file an application on a form provided by this system to obtain the refund. (c) The refund shall be effective when this system deposits in the United States mail an initial warrant drawn in favor of the nonmember and addressed to the latest address for the nonmember on file with this system. (d) The nonmember is deemed to have permanently waived all rights in this system and all rights to any future retirement benefits pertaining to the service credit accumulated contributions, or both, when the refund becomes effective. (e) The nonmember may not cancel a refund once it has become effective. (f) The nonmember shall have no right to elect to redeposit the refunded accumulated contributions from the nonmember’s account after the refund is effective, and shall have no right to redeposit under Section 20750 or 20752 , or to purchase service credit under Article 4 (commencing with Section 20990) or Article 5 (commencing with Section 21020) of Chapter 11 after the refund becomes effective. (g) If at the time of the marriage dissolution or legal separation, the member does not have the necessary minimum credited service to retire, the nonmember shall receive a refund of the accumulated contributions placed in the nonmember’s account. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

nonmemberseparate accountrefundaccumulated contributionspermanently waivedretirement benefits

Related Statutes

  • § 21290 Retirement Benefits In Divorce
  • § 21293 Nonmember Contribution Redeposit Rights
  • § 21298 Nonmember Retirement Allowance Calculation
  • § 21291 Spouse Pension Division Rights
  • § 21294 Nonmember Service Credit Purchase

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 21292.
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