§ 3-3. Dual memberships precluded.

(a) In general.

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a member of the Retirement Savings Plan may not, while a member of the Retirement Savings Plan, make contributions to, receive benefits from, or accrue service credit under any other City retirement plan.

(b) Exceptions.

Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to participation by a hybrid member of the Retirement Savings Plan as a Class D member of the Employees' Retirement System.

(1) Scope of subsection.

This subsection applies to a person who:

(i) as a member of any other City retirement plan, becomes eligible for a retirement benefit from that other plan; and

(ii) either:

(A) after terminating employment or exiting elected office and having begun to receive that benefit, becomes an employee on or after July 1, 2014;

(B) after terminating active membership with the other City retirement plan on or after July 1, 2014, immediately becomes an employee through a transfer of employment; or

(C) after terminating employment or exiting elected office, becomes an employee on or after July 1, 2014, before beginning to receive that benefit.

(2) Suspension or postponement.

(i) For a person described in paragraph (1)(ii)(A) of this subsection, payment of his or her benefit from the other City retirement plan is suspended until the member later terminates employment.

(ii) For a person described in paragraph (1)(ii)(B) or (c) of this subsection, receipt of her or his benefit from the other City retirement plan is postponed until the member later terminates employment.

(3) Death benefits.

If a person described in paragraph (1) of this subsection dies before later terminating employment, the following death benefits must be paid:

(i) the death benefit provided for by § 9-4 {"Distributable events – Death"} of this article; and

(ii) a death benefit from the other City retirement plan in accordance with Article 22, § 48(e)(1)(ii).