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MT Code § 19-8-1001 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 8. Game Wardens' and Peace Officers' Retirement|Part 10. Survivorship Benefits and Death Payments|19-8-1001. Benefits upon employment-related death

  19-8-1001. Benefits upon employment-related death. 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 monthly survivorship benefit must be paid to the member's designated beneficiary equal to 50% of the highest average compensation of the member. If the deceased member has completed more than 25 years of service credit, the survivorship benefit must equal 2.5% of the member's highest average compensation for each year of service credit.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 130, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 8, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 578, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 68-1417; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 139, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 172, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-8-703, MCA 1991; redes. 19-8-1001 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 99, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 248, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-8-1002 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 8. Game Wardens' and Peace Officers' Retirement|Part 10. Survivorship Benefits and Death Payments|19-8-1002. Postretirement death payments

  19-8-1002. Postretirement death payments. (1) When a retired member receiving an option 1 retirement benefit under 19-8-801 dies, the member's designated beneficiary or, if there is no surviving designated beneficiary, the member's estate must be paid the amount, if any, of the member's accumulated contributions calculated as of the day of the member's retirement minus the total of any retirement benefits already paid from the member's account.   (2) If a retired member who elected an option 2 or 3 retirement benefit under 19-8-801 dies with no surviving contingent annuitant, the member's designated beneficiary or, if there is no surviving beneficiary, the member's estate must be paid the amount, if any, of the member's accumulated contributions calculated as of the day of the member's retirement minus the total of any retirement benefits already paid from the member's account.   (3) This section does not apply if the member was receiving a disability benefit. The member's accumulated contributions may not be reduced by the disability benefits already paid unless the disability benefit was converted to a service retirement benefit pursuant to 19-2-406(5).   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 130, L. 1963; R.C.M. 1947, 68-1418; amd. Sec. 173, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-8-704, MCA 1991; redes. 19-8-1002 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 287, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 69, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 178, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 248, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-8-1003 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 8. Game Wardens' and Peace Officers' Retirement|Part 10. Survivorship Benefits and Death Payments|19-8-1003. Nonduty-related death of active member

  19-8-1003. Nonduty-related death of active member. If a vested member dies before reaching normal retirement age, the member's designated beneficiary may choose either a lump-sum refund of the member's accumulated contributions or the actuarial equivalent of the service retirement benefit provided for in 19-8-603.   History: En. Sec. 174, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 99, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 195, L. 2017.
MT Code § 19-8-1101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 8. Game Wardens' and Peace Officers' Retirement|Part 11. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-8-1101. Repealed

  19-8-1101. Repealed. Sec. 38, Ch. 287, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 176, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-8-808, MCA 1991; redes. 19-8-1101 by Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-8-1102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 8. Game Wardens' and Peace Officers' Retirement|Part 11. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-8-1102. Repealed

  19-8-1102. Repealed. Sec. 38, Ch. 287, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 115, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 177, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-8-809, MCA 1991; redes. 19-8-1102 by Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-8-1103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 8. Game Wardens' and Peace Officers' Retirement|Part 11. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-8-1103. Repealed

  19-8-1103. Repealed. Sec. 38, Ch. 287, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 115, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 178, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-8-810, MCA 1991; redes. 19-8-1103 by Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-8-1104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 8. Game Wardens' and Peace Officers' Retirement|Part 11. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-8-1104. Repealed

  19-8-1104. Repealed. Sec. 44, Ch. 195, L. 2017.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 139, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 179, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-8-816, MCA 1991; redes. 19-8-1104 by Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-8-1106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 8. Game Wardens' and Peace Officers' Retirement|Part 11. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-8-1106. through 19-8-1109 reserved

  19-8-1106 through 19-8-1109 reserved.
MT Code § 19-8-1110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 8. Game Wardens' and Peace Officers' Retirement|Part 11. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-8-1110. Repealed

  19-8-1110. Repealed. Sec. 31, Ch. 128, L. 2007.   History: En. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 450, L. 1993.
MT Code § 19-8-1201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 8. Game Wardens' and Peace Officers' Retirement|Part 12. Reemployment of Retired Members|19-8-1201. Reemployment of retired members -- contributions required

  19-8-1201. 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 a 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 19-8-502 and 19-8-504.   (4) The employer of a retired member who is returning to covered employment pursuant to subsection (2) shall contribute the amounts specified in 19-8-504.   History: En. Sec. 26, Ch. 195, L. 2017.
MT Code § 19-8-1202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 8. Game Wardens' and Peace Officers' Retirement|Part 12. Reemployment of Retired Members|19-8-1202. Refunds and benefits for reemployed retired members

  19-8-1202. Refunds and benefits for reemployed retired members. (1) A retired member who returns to active service pursuant to 19-8-1201(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 19-8-1201(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 19-8-603 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 a guaranteed annual benefit adjustment pursuant to 19-8-1105 in January immediately following the member's termination of service or retirement, whichever is applicable;   (b) for benefits under subsection (2)(b), an eligible member is entitled to a guaranteed annual benefit adjustment pursuant to 19-8-1105 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 19-8-1201(1) following retirement:   (a) is not eligible for a disability retirement; and   (b) may not accrue the postretirement benefit adjustments provided in part 11 of this chapter during the member's term of reemployment.   History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 195, L. 2017.
MT Code § 19-9-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 1. General Provisions|19-9-101. Short title

  19-9-101. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the "Municipal Police Officers' Retirement Act".   History: En. 11-1860 by Sec. 1, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1860.
MT Code § 19-9-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 1. General Provisions|19-9-102. Purpose -- application of prior law

  19-9-102. Purpose -- application of prior law. (1) As cities other than those participating in the statewide police reserve fund provided for in Chapter 335, Laws of 1974, currently have local police retirement funds, the legislature finds and declares that the law regarding such funds, although in conflict with this chapter, cannot be repealed. It is the express intention of the legislature to allow two separate and distinct retirement systems to exist. The first, which includes local police retirement funds, applies to such cities, other than those of the first and second class, that wish to adopt it. The second, created by this chapter, applies to first- and second-class cities, those other cities that wish to adopt it, and any city that has adopted the above-mentioned statewide police reserve fund.   (2) The following may not be applied in any way to a city operating under the plan created by this chapter: 7-32-4107, 7-32-4120, 7-32-4131, and chapter 19 of this title.   History: En. 11-1892 by Sec. 33, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1892; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 114, L. 1979.
MT Code § 19-9-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 1. General Provisions|19-9-103. Municipal police officers' retirement system established

  19-9-103. Municipal police officers' retirement system established. There is a retirement plan known as the municipal police officers' retirement system. The plan is governed by the provisions of chapter 2 and this chapter.   History: En. 11-1862 by Sec. 3, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1862; amd. Sec. 180, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 71, Ch. 562, L. 1999.
MT Code § 19-9-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 1. General Provisions|19-9-105. Renumbered 19-9-205

  19-9-105. Renumbered 19-9-205. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-9-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 1. General Provisions|19-9-106. Renumbered 19-9-206

  19-9-106. Renumbered 19-9-206. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-9-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 1. General Provisions|19-9-107. Renumbered 19-9-207

  19-9-107. Renumbered 19-9-207. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-9-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 1. General Provisions|19-9-108. Repealed

  19-9-108. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1886 by Sec. 27, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1886(1), (3).
MT Code § 19-9-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 1. General Provisions|19-9-109. through 19-9-111 reserved

  19-9-109 through 19-9-111 reserved.
MT Code § 19-9-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 1. General Provisions|19-9-112. Termination of participation in retirement system or reduction of employer contributions

  19-9-112. Termination of participation in retirement system or reduction of employer contributions. (1) If an employer voluntarily terminates its participation in or contributions to the retirement system or significantly reduces the number of full-paid members it employs to a degree that, in the board's opinion, inadequately funds the accrued or accruing benefits of retirement system members, the board shall request an actuarial valuation of the liabilities of the employer to the retirement system.   (2) Based on the actuarial valuation, the board may hold the employer liable for:   (a) the cost of the actuarial valuation to determine the employer's liabilities to the retirement system; and   (b) any excess accrued liabilities not previously funded by the employer.   History: En. Sec. 28, Ch. 195, L. 2017.
MT Code § 19-9-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 2. Extension of Coverage by Local Government Employers|19-9-201. Repealed

  19-9-201. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1878 by Sec. 19, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1878(1), (2).
MT Code § 19-9-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 2. Extension of Coverage by Local Government Employers|19-9-202. Repealed

  19-9-202. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1891 by Sec. 32, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1891.
MT Code § 19-9-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 2. Extension of Coverage by Local Government Employers|19-9-203. Repealed

  19-9-203. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1883 by Sec. 24, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1883; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 235, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 282, L. 1983.
MT Code § 19-9-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 2. Extension of Coverage by Local Government Employers|19-9-204. Terminated

  19-9-204. Terminated. Sec. 7, Ch. 328, L. 1987.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 328, L. 1987.
MT Code § 19-9-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 2. Extension of Coverage by Local Government Employers|19-9-205. Transfer of assets and liabilities from prior plans

  19-9-205. Transfer of assets and liabilities from prior plans. All funds and obligations constituting the assets and liabilities of prior plans, regardless of their form or who holds them, must be transferred to the pension trust fund.   History: En. 11-1880 by Sec. 21, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1880; amd. Sec. 182, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-9-105, MCA 1991; redes. 19-9-205 by Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-9-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 2. Extension of Coverage by Local Government Employers|19-9-206. Effect on members of prior plans

  19-9-206. Effect on members of prior plans. (1) All provisions of this retirement system are effective as to a member whose retirement date occurred prior to July 1, 1977, except that the amount and mode of payment of the member's retirement benefit must remain unchanged.   (2) This chapter may not decrease the benefits of a member under a prior plan.   History: En. 11-1881 by Sec. 22, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1881; amd. Sec. 183, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-9-106, MCA 1991; redes. 19-9-206 by Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-9-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 2. Extension of Coverage by Local Government Employers|19-9-207. Election to join retirement system -- transfer of assets

  19-9-207. Election to join retirement system -- transfer of assets. (1) Cities other than those participating in the statewide police reserve fund administered by the board in accordance with Chapter 335, Laws of 1974, as of June 30, 1977, may elect to join the retirement system by passing an ordinance stating the election and the consent of the city to be bound by the provisions of this retirement system. Upon the enactment of an ordinance, the provisions of this retirement system become applicable to the city. Any city enacting an election ordinance shall send a certified copy of the ordinance to the board and shall, as soon as possible, deposit all cash and securities held by it in its local police reserve or retirement fund into the municipal police officers' pension trust fund. The value of the securities must be determined by the board.   (2) The trustees or other administrative head of the local plan as of the effective date of the election shall certify the proportion, if any, of the funds of the plan that represents the accumulated contributions of the active members and the relative shares of the members as of that date. The shares must be charged to the employer and credited to the respective members in the retirement system and administered as if the contributions had been made during membership in the retirement system. Any excess of employer credits over charges under this section must be offset, with interest, against future required employer contributions for a period determined by the board. Any excess of employer charges over credits under this section are payable by the employer, with interest, for a period of 30 years or less as determined by the board.   History: En. 11-1885 by Sec. 26, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1885; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 375, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 286, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 184, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-9-107, MCA 1991; redes. 19-9-207 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 216, L. 2009.
MT Code § 19-9-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 2. Extension of Coverage by Local Government Employers|19-9-208. Repealed

  19-9-208. Repealed. Sec. 40, Ch. 532, L. 1997.   History: En. 11-1866 by Sec. 7, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1866(4); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 375, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 286, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 661, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 185, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-9-503, MCA 1991; redes. 19-9-208 by Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-9-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 2. Extension of Coverage by Local Government Employers|19-9-209. Taxing authority of employers

  19-9-209. Taxing authority of employers. For the purpose of making contributions required of a city under this chapter, the appropriate authority of the city may, subject to 15-10-420, levy a tax that along with other revenue available for that purpose is sufficient to meet the demand.   History: En. 11-1884 by Sec. 25, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1884; Sec. 19-9-704, MCA 1991; redes. 19-9-209 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 110, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
MT Code § 19-9-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting|19-9-301. Active membership -- inactive vested member -- inactive nonvested member

  19-9-301. Active membership -- inactive vested member -- inactive nonvested member. (1) A police officer becomes an active member of the retirement system:   (a) on the date the police officer's service with an employer commences;   (b) on July 1, 1977, if the police officer is employed by an employer on that date; or   (c) in the case of an employer that elects to join the retirement system, as provided in 19-9-207, on the effective date of the election if the police officer is employed by the employer on that date. A person who is a member of the public employees' retirement system on the date of the employer's election may remain in the public employees' retirement system or may elect to become a member of the municipal police officers' retirement system by filing an irrevocable written election with the board no later than 90 days after the date of the employer's election.   (2) Failure to make an election as provided in subsection (1)(c) is considered an election to remain in the public employees' retirement system.   (3) Upon becoming eligible for membership, the police officer shall complete the forms and furnish the proof required by the board.   (4) A member becomes an inactive member on the first day of an approved absence from service of a substantial duration.   (5) (a) An inactive member with at least 5 years of membership service is an inactive vested member and retains the right to purchase service credit and to receive a retirement benefit under the provisions of this chapter.   (b) If an inactive vested member chooses to take a lump-sum payment rather than a retirement benefit, the lump-sum payment consists of only the member's accumulated contributions and not the employer contributions.   (6) (a) An inactive member with less than 5 years of membership service is an inactive nonvested member and is not eligible for any benefits from the retirement system.   (b) An inactive nonvested member is eligible only for a refund of the member's accumulated contributions.   History: En. 11-1863 by Sec. 4, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1863(1), (2); amd. Sec. 186, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 250, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 101, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 92, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 55, Ch. 329, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 284, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 248, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-9-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting|19-9-302. Ineligibility for other retirement plans

  19-9-302. Ineligibility for other retirement plans. An active member is not eligible to be covered under any other mandatory retirement plan for police service to which an employer is required to contribute on the member's behalf, except the Social Security Act, while the member is eligible to be covered by this plan.   History: En. 11-1863 by Sec. 4, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1863(3); amd. Sec. 234, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 19-9-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting|19-9-303. Repealed

  19-9-303. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1864 by Sec. 5, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1864.
MT Code § 19-9-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting|19-9-304. Repealed

  19-9-304. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1873 by Sec. 14, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1873; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 50, L. 1991.