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Current as of March 08, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A. The maximum annual pension for a limitation year shall not exceed the following:
1. For limitation years beginning before 1995, the lesser of ninety thousand dollars, as indexed for inflation, or one hundred per cent of the member's average monthly salary.
2. For limitation years beginning in 1995 and ending before 2002, ninety thousand dollars, as indexed for inflation.
3. For limitation years beginning in and after 2002, one hundred sixty thousand dollars, as indexed for inflation.
B. The limitations prescribed in subsection A shall be determined under § 415 of the internal revenue code 1 and the regulations that are then in effect under that section.
C. Notwithstanding this section, the pension payable under this plan may be reduced to the extent necessary, as determined by the plan, to prevent disqualification of the plan under § 415 of the internal revenue code, which imposes additional limitations on the pension payable to members who also may be participating in another tax qualified pension plan or other plan of this state. The plan shall advise affected members of any additional limitation of their pension required by this section.
D. For the purposes of this section, “limitation year” means the plan's fiscal year.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 38. Public Officers and Employees § 38-895. Maximum annual pension; limitations; definition - last updated March 08, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-38-public-officers-and-employees/az-rev-st-sect-38-895/
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