(a) (1) In accordance with Section 21756, a member’s annual retirement benefits, adjusted to the actuarial equivalent of a straight-life annuity if payable in a form other than a straight-life annuity or a qualified joint and survivor annuity as provided under Section 21460 or 21478 and determined without regard to any employee contributions or rollover contributions, as defined in Sections 402(a)(5), 403(a)(4), and 408(d)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code, otherwise payable to the member under Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000) and under any other defined benefit plan maintained by the employer that is subject to Section 415 of Title 26 of the United States Code, shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the dollar limit applicable pursuant to Section 415(b)(1)(A) of Title 26 of the United States Code, as appropriately modified by Section 415(b)(2)(F) and (G) of Title 26 of the United States Code.

(2) A member who receives benefits based on credited service with multiple employers shall not exceed the limitations set forth in this subdivision with regard to his or her annual retirement benefits.

(3) However, the annual retirement benefit payable to a member shall be deemed not to exceed the limitations prescribed in paragraph (1) if the benefit does not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and the member has at no time participated in a tax qualified defined contribution plan maintained by the employer.

(b) These limitations shall be applied pursuant to Section 415(b)(10) of Title 26 of the United States Code.

(c) Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000) shall be construed as if it included this section.

(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 199, Sec. 39. (AB 2404) Effective January 1, 2017. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed in Section 21763.)