California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 22970.78

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 307, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2000.

In the event the participant dies without a valid beneficiary designation on file, any balance remaining in the participant’s account shall be payable to the participant’s survivors in the following order:

(a)The participant’s spouse.
(b)The participant’s natural or adopted children.
(c)The participant’s parents.
(d)The participant’s estate.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 22970.78 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-2-government-of-the-state-of-california/division-5-personnel/part-8-supplemental-contributions-program/chapter-10-beneficiary/section-22970.78

Other sections in Chapter 10 - Beneficiary

§ 22970.75§ 22970.76§ 22970.77§ 22970.78

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