Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount of compensation used to determine the retirement benefit of a member of the Legislators’ Retirement System must not exceed:
1. If the member has an effective date of membership before July 1, 2015, the limitation provided by section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 401(a)(17).
2. If the member has an effective date of membership on or after July 1, 2015, the lesser of:
(a) The limitation provided by section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 401(a)(17); or
(b) Two hundred thousand dollars. The limitation set forth in this paragraph must be adjusted by the Board every year by an amount equal to the average percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (All Items) for the immediately preceding 3-year period.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2369; A 2011, 823; 2015, 2738)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 218C - Legislators’ Retirement
NRS 218C.040 - "Board" defined.
NRS 218C.080 - "Retirement allowance" defined.
NRS 218C.100 - Establishment of System.
NRS 218C.110 - Effect of termination or partial termination of System.
NRS 218C.150 - System administered by Public Employees’ Retirement Board; rules.
NRS 218C.170 - Legislators’ Retirement Fund: Creation and purpose; sources; payments.
NRS 218C.180 - Legislators’ Retirement Fund: Administration and investment.
NRS 218C.190 - Legislators’ Retirement Fund: Report of income and disbursements.
NRS 218C.200 - Administration of accounts of members and recipients of benefits.
NRS 218C.340 - Limitations on contributions and benefits under federal law.
NRS 218C.350 - Computation of service credit.
NRS 218C.370 - Purchase of service credit: General requirements.
NRS 218C.380 - Purchase of service credit: Deferred payment; contributions; administrative fees.
NRS 218C.390 - Deduction and payment of contributions.
NRS 218C.500 - Determination of monthly benefits.
NRS 218C.510 - Additional benefits; cost-of-living increases.
NRS 218C.520 - Limitation on distributions to members of System.
NRS 218C.530 - Limitation on compensation used to determine benefits.
NRS 218C.550 - Actuarial assumptions used in computation of benefits.
NRS 218C.560 - Prohibition against applying forfeitures to increase benefits.
NRS 218C.570 - Options for payment of benefits to designated beneficiary after member’s death.
NRS 218C.580 - Benefits for survivors.
NRS 218C.582 - Benefits for spouse of member killed in course of legislative service.
NRS 218C.584 - Benefits for survivors of member killed in course of legislative service.