§2179. Benefit limits
A. The retirement benefit of any member of the pension and relief fund shall not exceed the maximum benefit allowed to public safety employees under Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. For purposes of this Section, any increase in the maximum benefit which is effected in accordance with Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be included regardless of whether such increase is effected by an Act of Congress.
B. The retirement benefit of any member of the pension and relief fund shall be adjusted upward or downward based on the retirement age of such member to the extent required by Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
C. The retirement benefit of any member of the pension and relief fund shall be adjusted for years of service as required by Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; however, if computing any adjustment under the provisions of state law would produce a result which does not violate Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, then the adjustment provided by state law shall apply.
D. If a member is a participant in more than one defined benefit pension or retirement system, plan, or fund maintained by the state of Louisiana, its agencies, or its political subdivisions, and the member's benefit, considered in the aggregate, would violate the maximum permissible benefit under Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, then the benefits payable by the respective pension or retirement systems, plans, or funds shall be ratably reduced so that the aggregate benefit payable to such member shall not exceed the maximum benefit permissible under Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. No reduction shall be made to the extent that payments are made from a qualified excess benefit plan maintained by an employer.
E. A benefit payable to a member shall not be deemed to exceed the maximum benefits provided in this Section if the benefit is payable pursuant to a Qualified Governmental Excess Benefit Arrangement as provided in Section 415(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and as implemented by R.S. 11:2180.5.
Acts 1990, No. 62, §1; Acts 1991, No. 458, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1456.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2006, No. 526, §1, eff. June 22, 2006.
NOTE: See Acts 2006, No. 526, §2, relative to remedial nature of Act and effect of Act.
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