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MT Code § 19-13-704 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 7. Service Retirement Benefits|19-13-704. Amount of service retirement benefit

  19-13-704. Amount of service retirement benefit. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a member who retires with at least 5 years of membership service must receive a service retirement benefit equal to 2.5% of the member's highest average compensation for each year of service credit.   (2) A member hired before July 1, 1981, who does not elect to be covered under 19-13-1010 is entitled to the greater of:   (a) the benefit provided under subsection (1); or   (b) (i) if the member retires with less than 20 years of membership service, a benefit equal to 2% of the member's highest monthly compensation for each year of service; or   (ii) if the member retires with 20 or more years of membership service, a benefit equal to 50% of the member's highest monthly compensation plus 2% of the member's highest monthly compensation for each year of service credit over 20 years.   (3) Upon a retired member's death, the benefit must be made to the surviving spouse. If there is no surviving spouse or if the surviving spouse dies and if the member leaves one or more dependent children, the children are entitled to receive the benefit as long as they remain dependent children as defined in 19-13-104.   History: En. Sec. 37, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 86, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 63, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 223, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 541, L. 1995; amd. Secs. 6, 12, Ch. 457, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 86, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 111, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 305, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 283, L. 2009.
MT Code § 19-13-801 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 8. Disability Retirement Benefits|19-13-801. Repealed

  19-13-801. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 38, Ch. 566, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-13-802 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 8. Disability Retirement Benefits|19-13-802. Eligibility for disability retirement

  19-13-802. Eligibility for disability retirement. If a member is determined by the board to be disabled, the member is entitled to receive a disability retirement benefit, regardless of the length of the member's service, beginning the first day after the date on which the member became disabled and terminated employment because of the disability.   History: En. Sec. 39, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 224, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 66, Ch. 329, L. 2005.
MT Code § 19-13-803 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 8. Disability Retirement Benefits|19-13-803. Amount of disability retirement benefit

  19-13-803. Amount of disability retirement benefit. (1) A member who becomes disabled:   (a) before completing 20 years of membership service must receive a disability retirement benefit equal to one-half the member's highest average compensation;   (b) after completing 20 years or more of membership service must receive a disability retirement benefit equal to 2.5% of the member's highest average compensation for each year of service credit, but no less than one-half of the member's highest average compensation.   (2) Upon the death of a member receiving a disability retirement benefit under this section, the member's surviving spouse or dependent child is eligible for the benefits provided pursuant to 19-13-704(3).   History: En. Sec. 40, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 617, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 225, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 541, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 457, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 112, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 305, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 283, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 178, L. 2013.
MT Code § 19-13-804 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 8. Disability Retirement Benefits|19-13-804. Medical examination of disability retiree -- cancellation of benefit

  19-13-804. Medical examination of disability retiree -- cancellation of benefit. (1) The board, in its discretion, may require the recipient of a disability retirement benefit to undergo a medical examination. The examination must be made by a board-approved physician or surgeon at a place mutually agreed on by the board, the disabled member, and the physician or surgeon and at the board's expense. Upon the basis of the examination, the board shall determine, by reason of physical or mental capacity, whether the recipient can perform the essential elements of the position held by the recipient when the recipient retired.   (2) If the board determines that the recipient is not incapacitated, if the recipient refuses to submit to a medical examination, or if, when a position is available, the recipient cannot be reinstated under 19-13-805 for reasons unrelated to the disability, the recipient's disability retirement benefit must be canceled. The board shall notify the recipient of this determination and the cancellation of the recipient's benefit.   (3) The cancellation of a disability retirement benefit because a member is no longer incapacitated does not prejudice any right of the member to a service retirement benefit.   History: En. Sec. 41, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 226, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 412, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 370, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 283, L. 2009.
MT Code § 19-13-805 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 8. Disability Retirement Benefits|19-13-805. Reinstatement upon termination of benefit

  19-13-805. Reinstatement upon termination of benefit. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(c), a member whose disability retirement benefit is canceled as provided in 19-13-804 must be reinstated to the position held by the member immediately before the member's retirement or to a position in a comparable pay and benefit category with duties within the member's capacity if an appropriate vacancy exists within the member's fire department. The board shall advise the employer that the disability retirement benefit has been canceled and that the inactive member is eligible for reinstatement to duty. The fact that the member was retired for disability may not prejudice any right to reinstatement to duty that the inactive member may have or claim to have.   (b) If an appropriate vacancy does not exist within an inactive member's fire department when the member's disability benefit is canceled under 19-13-804, the member's benefit must be reinstated until a vacancy occurs.   (c) This section does not affect any requirement that the former employee meet or be able to meet professional certification and licensing standards unrelated to the disability and necessary for reinstatement.   (2) The employer may request a medical or psychological review as to the ability of the member to return to work as a firefighter. If the board's findings are upheld, the employer shall pay the costs of the review.   (3) If the inactive member again becomes an active member by returning to active work for an employer within 30 days following receipt of notice under 19-13-804, the member is considered to have been continuously employed during the term of the member's disability. If the inactive member fails to become an active member by returning to active work for an employer within 30 days following receipt of the notice, the member's termination of service is considered to have occurred as of the member's disability retirement date and the retirement benefit, if any, to which the member becomes entitled on the member's service retirement must be determined accordingly.   History: En. Sec. 42, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 227, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 370, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 290, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 67, Ch. 329, L. 2005.
MT Code § 19-13-901 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 9. Survivorship Benefits and Death Payments|19-13-901. Repealed

  19-13-901. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 43, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 63, L. 1989.
MT Code § 19-13-902 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 9. Survivorship Benefits and Death Payments|19-13-902. Survivorship benefit

  19-13-902. Survivorship benefit. (1) A member's surviving spouse, if there is one, must receive a survivorship benefit amount as provided in this section. If a member leaves no surviving spouse or upon the death of the surviving spouse, the member's surviving dependent children must collectively receive the same benefit that a surviving spouse would have received under this section. A child may receive a share of the benefit as long as the child is a dependent child, as defined in 19-13-104.   (2) (a) The survivorship benefit paid upon the death of an active member who has completed less than 20 years of membership service is one-half the highest average compensation received by the member.   (b) The survivorship benefit paid upon the death of an active or inactive member who has completed over 20 years of membership service is the benefit amount to which the member was entitled on the date of death.   (3) Benefits provided under this section are subject to the benefit adjustments provided pursuant to part 10 of this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 44, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 63, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 228, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 541, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 457, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 116, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 305, L. 2005.
MT Code § 19-13-903 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 9. Survivorship Benefits and Death Payments|19-13-903. Payments to designated beneficiary

  19-13-903. Payments to designated beneficiary. If, after a member dies, a benefit is not paid pursuant to 19-13-704, 19-13-803, or 19-13-902, then the board shall pay to the member's designated beneficiary the amount, if any, of the retired member's accumulated contributions minus the total of any benefits already paid from the member's account.   History: En. Sec. 45, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 186, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 229, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 87, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 117, Ch. 99, L. 2001.
MT Code § 19-13-1001 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 10. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-13-1001. Repealed

  19-13-1001. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 47, Ch. 566, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-13-1002 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 10. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-13-1002. Repealed

  19-13-1002. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 48, Ch. 566, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-13-1003 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 10. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-13-1003. Repealed

  19-13-1003. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 49, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 191, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 823, L. 1991.
MT Code § 19-13-1004 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 10. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-13-1004. Repealed

  19-13-1004. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 50, Ch. 566, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-13-1005 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 10. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-13-1005. Repealed

  19-13-1005. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 51, Ch. 566, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-13-1006 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 10. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-13-1006. Repealed

  19-13-1006. Repealed. Sec. 11, Ch. 457, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 52, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 468, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 698, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 230, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
MT Code § 19-13-1007 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 10. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-13-1007. Minimum benefit adjustment

  19-13-1007. Minimum benefit adjustment. (1) The following applies to a member with 10 or more years of membership service who has not elected to be covered under 19-13-1010:   (a) For the member or the member's surviving spouse or dependent children, the service retirement benefit provided in 19-13-704, the disability retirement benefit provided in 19-13-803, and the survivorship benefit provided in 19-13-902 may not be less than one-half the monthly compensation paid to a newly confirmed, active firefighter of the employer that last employed the member as a firefighter, as provided each year in the budget of that employer.   (b) If after a member retires, the employer that last employed the member no longer employs a full-paid firefighter, the member's or survivor's benefit under subsection (1)(a) must be adjusted on the basis of the average monthly compensation paid to all newly confirmed full-paid firefighters, as provided each year in the budgets of those employers that participate in the retirement system and employ a full-paid firefighter.   (2) If the employment of a vested member hired before July 1, 1981, who has not elected to be covered under 19-13-1010 is involuntarily discontinued because of the termination of employment of all full-paid firefighters of the employer that employed the member, the member's service retirement benefit provided in 19-13-704 and the member's spouse's or dependent child's survivorship benefit provided in 19-13-902(1) may not be less than:   (a) if the member has earned 20 years or more of membership service, one-half the average monthly compensation paid to all newly confirmed, full-paid firefighters, as provided each year in the budgets of those employers that participate in the retirement system and employ a full-paid firefighter; or   (b) if the member has earned more than 5 but less than 20 years of membership service, 2.5% of the average monthly compensation paid to all newly confirmed, full-paid firefighters, as provided each year in the budgets of those employers that participate in the retirement system and employ a full-paid firefighter, for each year of the member's service.   History: En. Sec. 46, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 468, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 231, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 541, L. 1995; amd. secs. 5, 8(6), Ch. 445, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 88, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 290, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 113, Ch. 429, L. 2003.
MT Code § 19-13-1008 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 10. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-13-1008. Repealed

  19-13-1008. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 14, L. 1987.
MT Code § 19-13-1009 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 10. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-13-1009. Repealed

  19-13-1009. Repealed. Sec. 11, Ch. 457, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 454, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 232, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 541, L. 1995.
MT Code § 19-13-1010 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 10. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-13-1010. Guaranteed annual benefit adjustment

  19-13-1010. Guaranteed annual benefit adjustment. (1) Subject to subsection (2), on January 1 of each year, the permanent monthly benefit payable during the preceding January to each recipient who is eligible under subsection (3) must be increased by 3%.   (2) (a) If a recipient's benefit payable during the preceding January has been increased by one or more adjustments not provided for in this section and the adjustments amount to less than a 3% annualized increase, then the recipient's benefit must be adjusted by an amount that will provide a total annualized increase of 3% in the benefit paid since the preceding January.   (b) If a recipient's benefit payable during the preceding January has been increased by one or more adjustments not provided for in this section and the increases amount to more than a 3% annualized increase, then the benefit increase provided under this section must be 0%.   (3) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), a benefit recipient is eligible for and must receive the minimum annual benefit adjustment provided for in this section if:   (a) the benefit's commencement date is at least 12 months prior to January 1 of the year in which the adjustment is to be made; and   (b) the member either:   (i) first became an active member on or after July 1, 1997; or   (ii) filed a voluntary, irrevocable election to be covered under this section. The election must be filed with the board prior to January 1, 1998, and requires an active member to pay an increased contribution rate from July 1, 1997, forward. A retired member or the member's survivor who is receiving a monthly benefit before July 1, 1997, shall also file the voluntary, irrevocable election no later than January 1, 1998, to be covered under this section.   (4) The board shall adopt rules to administer the provisions of this section.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 287, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 89, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 62, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 149, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 309, L. 2001.
MT Code § 19-13-1011 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 10. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-13-1011. Election -- guaranteed annual benefit adjustment

  19-13-1011. Election -- guaranteed annual benefit adjustment. (1) Subject to subsection (2), on January 1 of each year, the permanent monthly benefit payable during the preceding January to each recipient who is eligible under subsection (3) must be increased by 3%.   (2) (a) If a recipient's benefit payable during the preceding January has been increased by one or more adjustments not provided for in this section and the adjustments amount to less than a 3% annualized increase, then the recipient's benefit must be adjusted by an amount that will provide a total annualized increase of 3% in the benefit paid since the preceding January.   (b) If a recipient's benefit payable during the preceding January has been increased by one or more adjustments not provided for in this section and the increases amount to more than a 3% annualized increase, then the benefit increase provided under this section must be 0%.   (3) A benefit recipient is eligible for and must receive the minimum annual benefit adjustment provided for in this section if:   (a) the benefit's commencement date is at least 12 months prior to January 1 of the year in which the adjustment is to be made; and   (b) the member either:   (i) first became an active member on or after July 1, 1997; or   (ii) filed a voluntary, irrevocable election to be covered under this section. The election:   (A) must be filed with the board prior to December 1, 2001; and   (B) requires an active member to pay an increased or revised contribution rate from January 1, 2002, forward.   (4) The board shall adopt rules to administer the provisions of this section.   (5) The decision of a member who elected to participate under 19-13-1010 remains valid. The decision of a member who elected not to participate under 19-13-1010 may be reversed under this section.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 149, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 114, L. 2003.
MT Code § 19-13-1101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 11. Reemployment of Retired Members|19-13-1101. Reemployment of retired members -- contributions required

  19-13-1101. Reemployment of retired members -- contributions required. (1) A retired member who is receiving a service retirement benefit or early retirement benefit may return to employment covered by the retirement system for a period not to exceed 480 hours in any calendar year without returning to active service. 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.   (2) If a retired member returns to employment covered by the retirement system for more than 480 hours in a calendar year, the member returns to active service and the member's retirement benefit payments must cease until the member again terminates employment and retires.   (3) For each retired member who returns to work pursuant to subsection (1), the employer shall contribute the amount specified in 19-13-605 and the state shall contribute the amount specified in 19-13-604.   (4) The earned compensation of retired members who return to active service pursuant to subsection (2) is subject to the employee, state, and employer contributions set forth in 19-13-601, 19-13-604, and 19-13-605.   History: En. Sec. 37, Ch. 99, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 239, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 195, L. 2017.