In general, you can retire as early as age 50 with five years of service credit unless all service was earned on or after January 1, 2013. The County of Riverside offers a voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan to assist employees in meeting their financial goals in retirement.This publication provides instructions for completing the CalPERS. Complete document submittal requirements are described in A Guide to Completing Your. CalPERS Disability Retirement Election Application. For the full retirement benefit, you must be 62 years old at retirement or, if you have 30 years of credited service, you may retire as early as age 55. An early distribution is generally defined as a distribution paid before age 59½, with certain exceptions. B) Submission of all necessary PARS enrollment materials and a copy of the. • Elect UCRP retirement income after July 1, 2002. • Have satisfied the applicable age and service requirements for early retirement.