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MT Code § 19-6-802 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 8. Service Credit|19-6-802. Repealed

  19-6-802. Repealed. Sec. 120, Ch. 429, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 145, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 331, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 119, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-6-305, MCA 1991; redes. 19-6-802 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 412, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 51, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 62, Ch. 99, L. 2001.
MT Code § 19-6-803 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 8. Service Credit|19-6-803. Application to purchase law enforcement service performed in another state

  19-6-803. Application to purchase law enforcement service performed in another state. (1) (a) Subject to subsection (1)(b) and 19-6-805, a member may, at any time before retirement, file a written application with the board to purchase 1 year of out-of-state law enforcement employment for each year of service credit, unless the member is eligible to receive a retirement benefit in another system or plan for that same service.   (b) A member must have at least the following years of membership service to apply to purchase service credit under this section:   (i) for a member hired before July 1, 2013, 5 years; and   (ii) for a member hired on or after July 1, 2013, 10 years.   (2) To purchase this service credit, a member shall pay the actuarial cost of the service credit in the retirement system, as determined by the board, based on:   (a) the member's compensation for the 12 months immediately preceding the date of the member's election to purchase the service credit under the retirement system; and   (b) the actuarial rate in effect at the time of purchase of service credit.   (3) Service credit purchased under this section may not be used to qualify a member to purchase military service credit under 19-6-801.   (4) Service credit purchased under this section may not be used in calculating a member's retirement benefit unless the last 5 years of service credit were earned under the retirement system. If, upon retirement, a member's purchased service credit may not be used in calculating the member's retirement benefit, the member must receive a refund of the amount paid by the member to purchase the service credit, plus regular interest on that amount.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 142, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 120, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-6-306, MCA 1991; redes. 19-6-803 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 58, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 54, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 63, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 67, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 272, L. 2013.
MT Code § 19-6-804 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 8. Service Credit|19-6-804. Application to purchase additional service

  19-6-804. Application to purchase additional service. (1) (a) Subject to subsection (1)(b) and 19-6-805, a member may, at any time before retirement, file a written application with the board to purchase 1 year of additional service credit for each 5 years of membership service that the member has in the retirement system.   (b) A member must have at least the following years of membership service to apply to purchase additional service credit under this section:   (i) for a member hired before July 1, 2013, 5 years; and   (ii) for a member hired on or after July 1, 2013, 10 years.   (2) To purchase service credit under this section, a member shall pay the actuarial cost of the service credit, based on the system's most recent actuarial valuation as determined by the board.   (3) Service credit purchased under this section is not membership service and may not be used to qualify a member for retirement or in the calculation of an actuarial reduction in benefits for a member who is not eligible for service retirement.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 180, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 58, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 68, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 272, L. 2013.
MT Code § 19-6-805 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 8. Service Credit|19-6-805. Service purchase limitation

  19-6-805. Service purchase limitation. A member may not purchase more than a combined total of 5 years of service credit under 19-6-801, 19-6-803, and 19-6-804.   History: En. Sec. 65, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 69, Ch. 429, L. 2003.
MT Code § 19-6-806 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 8. Service Credit|19-6-806. through 19-6-809 reserved

  19-6-806 through 19-6-809 reserved.
MT Code § 19-6-810 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 8. Service Credit|19-6-810. Absence because of illness or injury

  19-6-810. Absence because of illness or injury. (1) Time, not to exceed 5 years, during which a member is absent from service because of injury or illness is considered membership service if, within 1 year after the end of the absence, the injury or illness is determined by the board to have arisen out of and in the course of the member's employment. However, the member may not purchase service credit for this period unless the member complies with subsections (2) through (4), in which case the absence is considered as time spent in service for both service credit and membership service.   (2) After returning to service and while still in service, a member desiring service credit for the period of time referred to in subsection (1) shall file with the board a written application to pay the contributions under subsection (3).   (3) (a) A member eligible to purchase service credit pursuant to subsection (1) shall contribute to the retirement system an amount equal to the contributions that would have been made by the member to the system during the member's period of absence on the basis of the member's compensation immediately prior to the commencement of the member's absence plus regular interest accruing from 1 year from the date after the member returns to service to the date the member contributes for the period of absence.   (b) If a member elects to contribute under subsection (3)(a), the employer shall contribute employer contributions for the period of absence based on the salary as calculated in subsection (3)(a) and shall pay interest on the employer's contribution calculated in the same manner as interest on the employee's contribution under subsection (3)(a). An employer electing to make an interest payment shall do so for all employees similarly situated. If the employer elects not to pay the interest costs, this amount must be paid by the employee.   (4) A member loses the right to contribute for an absence under this section if all of the member's accumulated contributions have been refunded pursuant to 19-2-602. The member loses the right to contribute for the period of time during which retirement benefits have been received if the member retires during the absence.   History: En. Sec. 55, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 66, Ch. 99, L. 2001.
MT Code § 19-6-901 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 9. Survivorship Benefits and Death Payments|19-6-901. Survivorship benefits -- employment-related death

  19-6-901. Survivorship benefits -- employment-related death. (1) If the board finds that a member died as a direct and proximate result of injury received in the course of the member's service, a survivorship benefit must be paid to the member's surviving spouse or dependent child in the same manner as provided for in 19-6-505(2) through (4).   (2) The retirement benefit must equal 50% of the highest average compensation of the member.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 243, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 31-218; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 114, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 278, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 127, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-6-603, MCA 1991; redes. 19-6-901 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 67, Ch. 99, L. 2001.
MT Code § 19-6-902 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 9. Survivorship Benefits and Death Payments|19-6-902. Survivorship benefits -- death from other causes

  19-6-902. Survivorship benefits -- death from other causes. If an active or inactive member dies before reaching retirement age, the member's surviving spouse or dependent child must be paid a survivorship benefit that is the actuarial equivalent of the early retirement benefit provided in 19-6-503, in the same manner as provided for in 19-6-505(2) through (4).   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 243, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 31-219; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 278, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 128, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-6-604, MCA 1991; redes. 19-6-902 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 68, Ch. 99, L. 2001.
MT Code § 19-6-903 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 9. Survivorship Benefits and Death Payments|19-6-903. Death payments in absence of survivors

  19-6-903. Death payments in absence of survivors. If, after a member's death, a benefit is not paid pursuant to 19-6-505, 19-6-601, 19-6-901, or 19-6-902, then the member's designated beneficiary must be paid an amount equal to the member's accumulated contributions minus the total of any benefits already paid from the member's account.   History: En. Sec. 129, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 69, Ch. 99, L. 2001.
MT Code § 19-6-1001 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 10. Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)|19-6-1001. Short title

  19-6-1001. Short title. This part may be cited as the "deferred retirement option plan" or "DROP".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 258, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-6-1002 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 10. Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)|19-6-1002. Definitions

  19-6-1002. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, as used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "DROP" means the deferred retirement option plan established pursuant to this part.   (2) "DROP account" means the member's accumulated monthly DROP accruals, plus interest.   (3) "DROP benefit" means the lump-sum benefit calculated and distributed as provided in this part.   (4) "DROP period" means the period of time that a member irrevocably elects to participate in the DROP subject to the provisions of 19-6-1004.   (5) "Monthly DROP accrual" means the amount credited monthly to a participant's DROP account under 19-6-1005.   (6) "Participant" means a member of the retirement system who has elected to participate in the DROP pursuant to this part.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 258, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-6-1003 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 10. Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)|19-6-1003. Deferred retirement option plan established -- rulemaking

  19-6-1003. Deferred retirement option plan established -- rulemaking. (1) The board shall establish a DROP for eligible members of the retirement system who elect to participate.   (2) The board shall administer the DROP in compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and the applicable rules, regulations, and determinations of the internal revenue service.   (3) The board may adopt rules to administer this part.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 258, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-6-1004 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 10. Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)|19-6-1004. Eligibility -- participation criteria -- membership status -- service interruptions

  19-6-1004. Eligibility -- participation criteria -- membership status -- service interruptions. (1) Any member eligible to retire under 19-6-501 is eligible for and may elect to participate in the DROP by filing a one-time irrevocable election with the board on a form prescribed by the board.   (2) A member electing to participate in the DROP shall participate for a minimum of 1 month and may not participate for more than 5 years.   (3) A member may participate in the DROP only once.   (4) A participant in the DROP remains a member of the retirement system but may not receive membership service or service credit in the system for the duration of the participant's DROP period.   (5) If participation is interrupted by military service or disability before the participant retires, then the duration of the absence may not be included in calculating the DROP period.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 258, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-6-1005 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 10. Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)|19-6-1005. Retirement system contributions -- benefit payments to individual DROP accounts -- investment returns

  19-6-1005. Retirement system contributions -- benefit payments to individual DROP accounts -- investment returns. (1) (a) During a participant's DROP period, state contributions under 19-6-410 and employer contributions under 19-6-404 must continue to be made to the retirement system.   (b) Member contributions under 19-6-402 must be made to the member's DROP account.   (2) Each month during the DROP period, in addition to the contributions credited under subsection (1)(b), a participant's DROP account must be credited with the monthly benefit that would have been payable to the participant had the participant terminated employment and retired at the commencement of the DROP period, excluding any postretirement benefit adjustments that would have been applied to the benefit under part 7 of this chapter.   (3) Each fiscal yearend a participant's DROP account must be credited with the interest earned that year based on the actuarially assumed rate of return. Proportionate interest must be credited for distributions taking place at other than a fiscal yearend.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 258, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 195, L. 2017.
MT Code § 19-6-1006 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 10. Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)|19-6-1006. Survivorship benefit

  19-6-1006. Survivorship benefit. (1) If a participant dies prior to the receipt of the DROP benefit pursuant to 19-6-1008, the participant's surviving spouse or dependent child is entitled to receive a lump-sum payment equal to the participant's DROP benefit as of the date of the participant's death and the benefit the surviving spouse or dependent child would have received under 19-6-505 had the participant retired rather than elected to participate in the DROP.   (2) If there is no surviving spouse or dependent child, the designated beneficiary is entitled to receive a lump-sum payment equal to the participant's DROP benefit as of the date of the participant's death and the participant's accumulated contributions minus any benefits paid from the participant's account, including monthly DROP accruals.   (3) The benefit paid pursuant to this section must include interest credited to the participant's account every fiscal yearend at the actuarially assumed rate of return. Proportionate interest must be credited for distributions taking place at a time other than a fiscal yearend.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 258, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-6-1007 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 10. Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)|19-6-1007. Employment and benefits after DROP period

  19-6-1007. Employment and benefits after DROP period. (1) When a member, after the end of the DROP period, continues employment in a covered position, state contributions under 19-6-410, employer contributions under 19-6-404, and member contributions under 19-6-402 must continue to be made to the retirement system.   (2) A member who, after the end of the DROP period, continues employment in a covered position is:   (a) immediately vested for benefits accrued subsequent to the end of the DROP period; and   (b) upon terminating service, entitled to:   (i) the member's service retirement benefit earned prior to the DROP period, including any postretirement benefit adjustment on that benefit for which the member is eligible under this chapter, subject to subsection (3);   (ii) a service retirement benefit based on the member's service credit and highest average compensation during membership subsequent to the end of the DROP period, including any postretirement benefit adjustment on that benefit for which the member is eligible under part 7 of this chapter, subject to subsection (3); and   (iii) the member's DROP benefit.   (3) The postretirement benefit adjustment applied pursuant to subsections (2)(b)(i) and (2)(b)(ii) must commence on January 1 immediately following the member's retirement and does not apply to the member's DROP benefit.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 258, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-6-1008 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 10. Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)|19-6-1008. Distribution of DROP benefit

  19-6-1008. Distribution of DROP benefit. (1) Upon termination of service, a participant is entitled to:   (a) receive a lump-sum distribution of the participant's DROP benefit;   (b) roll the participant's DROP benefit into another eligible retirement plan in a manner prescribed and authorized by the board; or   (c) any other distribution or method of payment of the DROP benefit approved by the board.   (2) A distribution pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of 19-2-907 and 19-2-909 and all other applicable provisions of Title 19 and the Internal Revenue Code.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 258, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-6-1101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 11. Reemployment of Retired Members|19-6-1101. Reemployment of retired members -- contributions required

  19-6-1101. Reemployment of retired members -- contributions required. (1) A retired member who returns to employment covered by the retirement system for 480 hours or more in a calendar year must become an active member of the system. Upon reinstatement as an active member, benefit payments must cease until subsequent retirement.   (2) A retired member who returns to employment covered by the retirement system for less than 480 hours in a calendar year may not become an active member. The retirement benefit of the retired member in covered employment must be reduced by $1 for each $3 earned in excess of $5,000 in a calendar year.   (3) Retired members who return to active service pursuant to subsection (1) are subject to the employee and employer contributions set forth in 19-6-402 and 19-6-404.   (4) The employer of a retired member who returns to covered employment pursuant to subsection (2) shall contribute the amounts specified in 19-6-404.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 195, L. 2017.
MT Code § 19-6-1102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 11. Reemployment of Retired Members|19-6-1102. Refunds and benefits for reemployed retired members

  19-6-1102. Refunds and benefits for reemployed retired members. (1) A retired member who returns to active service pursuant to 19-6-1101(1) and accrues less than 5 years of service credit before again terminating service:   (a) may not be awarded service credit for the period of reemployment;   (b) must, upon termination of service and pursuant to 19-2-602, receive a refund of the member's accumulated contributions associated with the service credit accrued upon return to active service; and   (c) starting the first month following termination of service, must receive the same retirement benefit amount paid to the member in the month immediately prior to returning to active service.   (2) A retired member who returns to active service pursuant to 19-6-1101(1) and accrues at least 5 years of service credit before again terminating service must receive, starting the first month following termination of service:   (a) the same retirement benefit amount paid to the member in the month immediately prior to returning to active service; and   (b) a second retirement benefit calculated for the period of reemployment under 19-6-502 and the laws in effect as of the member's rehire date.   (3) Postretirement benefit adjustments will start to accrue as follows:   (a) for benefits under subsections (1)(c) and (2)(a), an eligible member is entitled to:   (i) a minimum monthly benefit increase pursuant to 19-6-707 when, immediately following the member's termination of service or retirement, a minimum monthly benefit increase is granted to all eligible covered retirees; or   (ii) a guaranteed annual benefit adjustment in January pursuant to 19-6-710, 19-6-711, or 19-6-712;   (b) for benefits under subsection (2)(b), an eligible member is entitled to a guaranteed annual benefit adjustment under 19-6-712 in January after the member has received the second retirement benefit for at least 12 months.   (4) A retired member who returns to active service pursuant to 19-6-1101(1):   (a) is not eligible for a disability retirement; and   (b) may not accrue the postretirement benefit adjustments provided for in part 7 of this chapter during the member's term of reemployment.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 195, L. 2017.
MT Code § 19-7-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 7. Sheriffs' Retirement|Part 1. General Provisions|19-7-102. Sheriffs' retirement system established

  19-7-102. Sheriffs' retirement system established. A retirement plan is established and known as the sheriffs' retirement system. The plan is governed by the provisions of chapter 2 and this chapter.   History: En. 68-2601 by Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 68-2601; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 261, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 133, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 562, L. 1999.
MT Code § 19-7-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 7. Sheriffs' Retirement|Part 1. General Provisions|19-7-103. Renumbered 19-2-905

  19-7-103. Renumbered 19-2-905. Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
MT Code § 19-7-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 7. Sheriffs' Retirement|Part 1. General Provisions|19-7-104. Repealed

  19-7-104. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 68-2623 by Sec. 23, Ch. 178, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 68-2623(1), (3).
MT Code § 19-7-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 7. Sheriffs' Retirement|Part 1. General Provisions|19-7-105. Short title

  19-7-105. Short title. This chapter may be cited as "The Sheriffs' Retirement Act".   History: En. Sec. 132, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
MT Code § 19-7-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 7. Sheriffs' Retirement|Part 2. Administration (Repealed and Terminated)|19-7-201. Repealed

  19-7-201. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 68-2604 by Sec. 4, Ch. 178, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 59, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 332, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 68-2604(1).
MT Code § 19-7-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 7. Sheriffs' Retirement|Part 2. Administration (Repealed and Terminated)|19-7-202. Repealed

  19-7-202. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 68-2609 by Sec. 9, Ch. 178, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 68-2609(part); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 235, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 79, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 282, L. 1983.