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MT Code § 19-9-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting|19-9-305. Repealed

  19-9-305. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1865 by Sec. 6, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1865.
MT Code § 19-9-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 4. Service Credit|19-9-401. Repealed

  19-9-401. Repealed. Sec. 97, Ch. 562, L. 1999.   History: En. 11-1863 by Sec. 4, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1863(4); amd. Sec. 192, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
MT Code § 19-9-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 4. Service Credit|19-9-402. Repealed

  19-9-402. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1889 by Sec. 30, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1889(part).
MT Code § 19-9-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 4. Service Credit|19-9-403. Application to purchase military service

  19-9-403. Application to purchase military service. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b) and subject to 19-9-406, a member with at least 5 years of membership service may, at any time prior to retirement, file a written application with the board to purchase service credit and membership service for up to 5 years of the member's active duty service in the armed forces of the United States.  (b) A member is not eligible to purchase active military service credit and membership service under subsection (1)(a) if the member is eligible to receive credit in the system for that service under 19-2-707.   (2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b) and subject to 19-9-406, a member with at least 5 years of membership service may, at any time prior to retirement, file a written application with the board to purchase service credit and membership service for up to 5 years of the member's reserve military service in the armed forces of the United States.   (b) A member is not eligible to purchase reserve military service credit and membership service under subsection (2)(a) if the member is eligible to receive credit in the system for that service under 19-2-707.   (3) To purchase service credit and membership service under this section, the member shall pay the actuarial cost of the member's active or reserve military service credit based on the system's most recent actuarial valuation.   History: En. 11-1842.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 368, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1842.1; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 178, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 193, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 58, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 102, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 26, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 289, L. 2003; amd. Secs. 93, 122(6), Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 172, L. 2021.
MT Code § 19-9-404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 4. Service Credit|19-9-404. Service under sheriffs' retirement system prior to or following city-county consolidation

  19-9-404. Service under sheriffs' retirement system prior to or following city-county consolidation. A law enforcement officer who has combined service in the municipal police officers' retirement system and the sheriffs' retirement system because of a city-county consolidation, as provided in 19-7-801, is eligible for benefits as provided in 19-7-801.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 122, L. 1979.
MT Code § 19-9-405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 4. Service Credit|19-9-405. Repealed

  19-9-405. Repealed. Sec. 120, Ch. 429, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 145, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 331, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 194, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 412, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 223, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 72, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 103, Ch. 99, L. 2001.
MT Code § 19-9-406 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 4. Service Credit|19-9-406. Service purchase limitation

  19-9-406. Service purchase limitation. A member may not purchase more than a combined total of 5 years of service credit under 19-9-403 and 19-9-411.   History: En. Sec. 105, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 95, Ch. 429, L. 2003.
MT Code § 19-9-407 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 4. Service Credit|19-9-407. through 19-9-409 reserved

  19-9-407 through 19-9-409 reserved.
MT Code § 19-9-410 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 4. Service Credit|19-9-410. Transfer to public employees' retirement system

  19-9-410. Transfer to public employees' retirement system. When an injured nonvested member accepts a transfer under 7-32-4136 to a nonpolice position within the municipality covered under the public employees' retirement system, all service and contributions previously credited with the municipal police officers' retirement system must be transferred from the municipal police officers' retirement system pension trust fund along with the interest to the public employees' retirement system pension trust fund. The employer contributions and interest transferred must be equal to the amount that would have been contributed if the transferred service credit had been normal employment covered under the public employees' retirement system.   History: En. Sec. 195, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 96, Ch. 429, L. 2003.
MT Code § 19-9-411 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 4. Service Credit|19-9-411. Application to purchase additional service

  19-9-411. Application to purchase additional service. (1) Subject to 19-9-406, a member with at least 5 years of membership service 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.   (2) To purchase service credit under this section, a member shall pay the actuarial cost of the service, 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. 4, Ch. 180, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 106, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 58, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 104, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 97, Ch. 429, L. 2003.
MT Code § 19-9-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 5. Financial Management (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-9-501. Repealed

  19-9-501. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1879 by Sec. 20, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1879; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 282, L. 1983.
MT Code § 19-9-502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 5. Financial Management (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-9-502. Repealed

  19-9-502. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1878 by Sec. 19, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1878(4).
MT Code § 19-9-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 5. Financial Management (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-9-503. Renumbered 19-9-208

  19-9-503. Renumbered 19-9-208. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-9-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 5. Financial Management (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-9-504. Repealed

  19-9-504. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1882 by Sec. 23, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1882.
MT Code § 19-9-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 5. Financial Management (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-9-505. Repealed

  19-9-505. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1888 by Sec. 29, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1888.
MT Code § 19-9-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 6. Employee Contributions (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-9-601. Renumbered 19-9-710

  19-9-601. Renumbered 19-9-710. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-9-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 6. Employee Contributions (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-9-602. Repealed

  19-9-602. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1867 by Sec. 8, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1867(2).
MT Code § 19-9-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 6. Employee Contributions (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-9-603. Repealed

  19-9-603. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1868 by Sec. 9, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1868; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 103, L. 1987.
MT Code § 19-9-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 6. Employee Contributions (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-9-604. Repealed

  19-9-604. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 13, L. 1987.
MT Code § 19-9-701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 7. Contributions|19-9-701. Repealed

  19-9-701. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1866 by Sec. 7, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1866(1).
MT Code § 19-9-702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 7. Contributions|19-9-702. State contribution

  19-9-702. State contribution. The state shall make its contributions from the general fund. The general fund contributions must be made annually after the end of each fiscal year but no later than November 1. The board shall notify the state auditor by September 1 of each fiscal year of the annual compensation paid to all active members during the preceding fiscal year. The state's contribution is 29.37% of compensation paid to members. The contributions are statutorily appropriated as provided in 17-7-502.   History: En. 11-1866 by Sec. 7, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1866(2); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 375, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 250, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 549, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 661, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 703, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 631, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 188, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Secs. 2, 8(3)(c), Ch. 445, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 532, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 73, Ch. 562, L. 1999.
MT Code § 19-9-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 7. Contributions|19-9-703. Employer contribution

  19-9-703. Employer contribution. Each employer shall make its contribution through the city treasurer or other appropriate official out of money available to the city for that purpose. The employer shall pay as employer contributions 14.41% of the compensation paid to all of the employer's employees, except those properly excluded from membership.   History: En. 11-1866 by Sec. 7, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1866(3); amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 375, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 549, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 661, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 631, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 189, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Secs. 2, 5, Ch. 620, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 250, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 74, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 329, L. 2005.
MT Code § 19-9-704 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 7. Contributions|19-9-704. Renumbered 19-9-209

  19-9-704. Renumbered 19-9-209. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-9-705 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 7. Contributions|19-9-705. Other money credited as employer contributions

  19-9-705. Other money credited as employer contributions. All gifts, bequests, or emoluments given to an employer or member for the benefit of the retirement system or because of any member's service as a police officer, except when specifically allowed to be retained by the member by the member's employer, and all money withheld from the compensation of a member for violation of the rules of the member's employer must be paid to the pension trust fund. The amounts are employer contributions but are in addition to the amounts required by 19-9-703.   History: En. 11-1869 by Sec. 10, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1869; amd. Sec. 190, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
MT Code § 19-9-706 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 7. Contributions|19-9-706. Contributions based on total compensation when member receives disability compensation

  19-9-706. Contributions based on total compensation when member receives disability compensation. When a member receives compensation from both the member's employer and as benefits from the workers' compensation program under the provisions of 7-32-4132, the member's compensation reported by the employer is the same as if the member was in active service, and the member, employer, and state retirement contributions required by this chapter must be calculated and paid on that total compensation.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 290, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 282, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 191, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 75, Ch. 562, L. 1999.
MT Code § 19-9-707 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 7. Contributions|19-9-707. Repealed

  19-9-707. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 138, L. 1991.
MT Code § 19-9-708 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 7. Contributions|19-9-708. and 19-9-709 reserved

  19-9-708 and 19-9-709 reserved.
MT Code § 19-9-710 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 7. Contributions|19-9-710. Member's contribution

  19-9-710. Member's contribution. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the regular contribution as a percentage of compensation of each active member first employed by an employer as a police officer:   (a) after June 30, 1975, but before July 1, 1979, is 7%;   (b) after June 30, 1979, but before July 1, 1997, is 8.5%; and   (c) on and after July 1, 1997, is 9%.   (2) A member covered under 19-9-1009, 19-9-1010, or 19-9-1013 shall contribute 9% of the member's compensation.   (3) Each employer, pursuant to section 414(h)(2) of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended and applicable on July 1, 1985, shall pick up and pay the contributions that would be payable by the member under subsections (1) and (2) for service rendered after June 30, 1985.   (4) The member's contributions picked up by the employer must be designated for all purposes of the retirement system as the member's contributions, except for the determination of a tax upon a distribution from the retirement system. These contributions must become part of the member's accumulated contributions but must be accounted for separately from those previously accumulated.   (5) The member's contributions picked up by the employer must be payable from the same source as is used to pay compensation to the member and must be included in the member's wages as defined in 19-1-102 and in the member's compensation as defined in 19-9-104. The employer shall deduct from the member's compensation an amount equal to the amount of the member's contributions picked up by the employer and remit the total of the contributions to the board.   History: En. 11-1867 by Sec. 8, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1867(1); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 375, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 464, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 631, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 187, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 522, L. 1993; amd. Secs. 1, 5, Ch. 620, L. 1993; Sec. 19-9-601, MCA 1991; redes. 19-9-710 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 287, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 463, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 57, Ch. 329, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 178, L. 2013.
MT Code § 19-9-801 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 8. Service Retirement Benefits|19-9-801. Eligibility for service retirement -- commencement of benefit

  19-9-801. Eligibility for service retirement -- commencement of benefit. (1) Subject to a member's right to a refund of the member's accumulated contributions under Title 19, chapter 2, part 6, a member is eligible for a nonforfeitable service retirement benefit under 19-9-804 after terminating service if:   (a) the member has completed 20 years or more of membership service; or   (b) the member is vested and has reached 50 years of age.   (2) For purposes of compliance with section 411 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 411, a member described in subsection (1)(b) is treated as having attained normal retirement age and has a nonforfeitable right to the member's service retirement.   History: En. 11-1889 by Sec. 30, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1889(part); amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 53, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 86, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 196, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 178, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 631, L. 1991; amd. Secs. 2, 9, Ch. 822, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 196, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 250, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 370, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 106, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 240, L. 2013.
MT Code § 19-9-802 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 8. Service Retirement Benefits|19-9-802. Repealed

  19-9-802. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1889, 11-1890 by Secs. 30, 31, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1889(2), 11-1890(part); amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 86, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 631, L. 1991; amd. Secs. 3, 9, Ch. 822, L. 1991.
MT Code § 19-9-803 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 8. Service Retirement Benefits|19-9-803. Repealed

  19-9-803. Repealed. Sec. 13, Ch. 86, L. 1985.   History: En. 11-1870 by Sec. 11, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1870.
MT Code § 19-9-804 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 8. Service Retirement Benefits|19-9-804. Amount of service retirement benefit -- continuation of benefit after death of member

  19-9-804. Amount of service retirement benefit -- continuation of benefit after death of member. (1) A member who is eligible for service retirement must receive a retirement benefit equal to 2.5% of the member's final average compensation for each year of service credit.   (2) (a) Upon the death of a member receiving a service retirement benefit, the member's surviving spouse, if there is one, must receive a benefit equal to the amount of the member's benefit at the time of the member's death.   (b) If the member leaves one or more dependent children, then upon the member's death, if there is no surviving spouse, or upon the death of the surviving spouse, the member's surviving dependent child or children collectively if there are more than one must receive the same monthly payments that a surviving spouse would receive for as long as the child or one of the children remains a dependent child as defined in 19-9-104. The payments must be paid pursuant to 19-2-803. If there is more than one dependent child, upon a child no longer qualifying as dependent under 19-9-104, that child's pro rata payments must be made to the remaining dependent children.   History: En. 11-1890 by Sec. 31, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1890(part); amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 86, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 350, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 63, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 196, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 631, L. 1991; amd. Secs. 4, 9, Ch. 822, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 197, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 522, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 620, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 58, Ch. 329, L. 2005.
MT Code § 19-9-901 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 9. Disability Retirement Benefits|19-9-901. Repealed

  19-9-901. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 11-1878 by Sec. 19, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1878(3); amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 597, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-9-902 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 9. Disability Retirement Benefits|19-9-902. Eligibility for disability retirement

  19-9-902. Eligibility for disability retirement. If a member is determined by the board to be disabled, the member is entitled to a disability retirement benefit, regardless of the length of the member's service, commencing on the day following the member's termination from employment.   History: En. 11-1871 by Sec. 12, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1871; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 389, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 822, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 198, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 59, Ch. 329, L. 2005.
MT Code § 19-9-903 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 9. Police Retirement -- Statewide Plan|Part 9. Disability Retirement Benefits|19-9-903. Amount of disability retirement benefit -- continuation of benefit after death of member

  19-9-903. Amount of disability retirement benefit -- continuation of benefit after death of member. (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 final average compensation; or   (b) after completing 20 years or more of membership service must receive a disability retirement benefit equal to 2.5% of the member's final average compensation for each year of service credit.   (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 benefits as provided in 19-9-804.   History: En. 11-1890 by Sec. 31, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1890(4), (5); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 350, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 631, L. 1991; amd. Secs. 6, 9, Ch. 822, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 199, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 98, Ch. 429, L. 2003.