Gov. Code, § 12479 · Article 5. Uniform State Pay Roll System
Gov. Code, § 12479
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, an employee of the state may file with their appointing power a designation of a person or persons for receipt of employee warrants upon death. The designation shall control who is entitled to receive the warrants that would have been payable to the decedent had they survived.
(b) An employee may designate a primary person and up to three contingent persons pursuant to this section. The first-designated person shall be the designated person that receives the warrants. If the first-designated person predeceases the employee, the next-listed designated person who survives the employee shall be the designated person that receives the warrants.
(c) The appropriate designated person shall claim the warrants from the appointing power. Upon sufficient proof of identity, the appointing power shall endorse and deposit the warrants in the manner provided in Section 17051 and shall issue a revolving fund check in the original amount payable to the designated person.
(d) The employee may change the designation from time to time.
(e) For purposes of this section, “person” includes, but is not limited to, a corporation, a trust, or an estate.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 55, Sec. 1. (AB 444) Effective January 1, 2022.
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