26801. Except as provided under Section 26802, a participant’s retirement date shall not be earlier than either the date on which the participant attains 55 years of age or the first day of the month in which an application is received at the system’s headquarters office, whichever is later.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 275, Sec. 18. (AB 2101) Effective January 1, 2021.)