California Military and Veterans Code Section 1038

CA Mil & Vet Code § 1038 (2017)  

All money deposited with a home for a member shall be paid to him or her on demand, upon his or her discharge or voluntary departure from the home. If the money is not so demanded at the time of his or her discharge or departure or within a period of two years thereafter, if the amount does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or within a period of five years thereafter, if the amount exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000) either by the member, or, in the event of the member’s death after his or her discharge or departure, by the member’s heirs, devisees, legatees, or qualified executor or administrator of his or her estate, the money shall be paid to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 73. (SB 96) Effective June 27, 2017.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018