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MT Code § 19-13-213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 2. Extension of Coverage by Local Government Employers|19-13-213. Excess unfunded liabilities of prior plans

  19-13-213. Excess unfunded liabilities of prior plans. (1) The legislature finds and declares that many cities operating under prior plans have excess and unfunded liabilities, and the liabilities cannot be amortized by the percentage contributions set forth in this chapter.   (2) The board shall, within 6 months after a city is granted membership in the retirement system, determine the excess and unfunded liability of the city's previous plan. If the board determines that the city has an excess and unfunded liability under a previous plan that is not funded by sums on deposit or funds available for deposit in the pension trust fund, the city shall pay an additional sum over a period of time to amortize the city's excess liability.   History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 286, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 661, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 44, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 211, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-13-503, MCA 1991; redes. 19-13-213 by Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-13-214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 2. Extension of Coverage by Local Government Employers|19-13-214. Taxing authority of employers

  19-13-214. 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. Sec. 32, Ch. 566, L. 1981; Sec. 19-13-606, MCA 1991; redes. 19-13-214 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 111, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
MT Code § 19-13-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting|19-13-301. Active membership -- inactive vested member -- inactive nonvested member

  19-13-301. Active membership -- inactive vested member -- inactive nonvested member. (1) A full-paid firefighter becomes an active member of the retirement system:   (a) on the first day of the firefighter's service with an employer;   (b) on July 1, 1981, if the firefighter is employed by an employer on that date; or   (c) in the case of an employer who elects to join the retirement system, as provided in 19-13-211, on the effective date of the election if the firefighter is employed by the employer on that date.   (2) Upon becoming eligible for membership, the firefighter shall complete the forms and furnish any proof required by the board.   (3) A part-paid firefighter may elect to become a member of the retirement system by filing an irrevocable written election with the board within 90 days of becoming a part-paid firefighter.   (4) An active member becomes an inactive member upon the occurrence of the earliest of the following:   (a) the date on which the member ceases service with an employer;   (b) the 31st day of an approved absence from active duty with an employer; or   (c) the date on which the member ceases to be employed because of a reduction of the number of firefighters in the fire department as provided in 7-33-4125.   (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's 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. Sec. 14, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 212, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 254, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 457, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 109, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 106, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 329, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 299, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 284, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 99, L. 2011.
MT Code § 19-13-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting|19-13-302. Ineligibility for other retirement plans

  19-13-302. Ineligibility for other retirement plans. Except as provided by 19-2-403(4), an active member is not eligible to be covered under any other mandatory retirement plan to which an employer is required to contribute on the member's behalf while the member is eligible to be covered by this retirement system.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 661, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 213, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 195, L. 2017.
MT Code § 19-13-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting|19-13-303. Repealed

  19-13-303. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 566, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-13-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting|19-13-304. Repealed

  19-13-304. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 191, L. 1987.
MT Code § 19-13-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting|19-13-305. Repealed

  19-13-305. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 566, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-13-306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting|19-13-306. through 19-13-309 reserved

  19-13-306 through 19-13-309 reserved.
MT Code § 19-13-310 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting|19-13-310. Effect on members of prior plans

  19-13-310. Effect on members of prior plans. A firefighter hired before July 1, 1981, who was a member of a prior plan and who becomes a member of this retirement system retains all rights and benefits accrued under a prior plan.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 214, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-13-107, MCA 1991; redes. 19-13-310 by Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-13-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 4. Service Credit|19-13-401. Repealed

  19-13-401. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 566, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-13-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 4. Service Credit|19-13-402. Repealed

  19-13-402. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 566, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-13-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 4. Service Credit|19-13-403. Application to purchase military service

  19-13-403. Application to purchase military service. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b) and subject to 19-13-406, 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 19-13-406, 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 service credit based on the system's most recent actuarial valuation.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 220, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 58, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 110, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 26, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 289, L. 2003; amd. Secs. 107, 122(7), Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 172, L. 2021.
MT Code § 19-13-404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 4. Service Credit|19-13-404. Repealed

  19-13-404. Repealed. Sec. 120, Ch. 429, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 331, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 221, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 412, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 223, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 82, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 111, Ch. 99, L. 2001.
MT Code § 19-13-405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 4. Service Credit|19-13-405. Application to purchase additional service

  19-13-405. Application to purchase additional service. (1) Subject to 19-13-406, 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 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. 5, Ch. 180, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 58, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 112, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 108, Ch. 429, L. 2003.
MT Code § 19-13-406 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 4. Service Credit|19-13-406. Service purchase limitation

  19-13-406. Service purchase limitation. A member may not purchase more than a combined total of 5 years of service credit under 19-13-403 and 19-13-405.   History: En. Sec. 113, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 109, Ch. 429, L. 2003.
MT Code § 19-13-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 5. Retirement Account -- Creation and Management (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-13-501. Repealed

  19-13-501. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 282, L. 1983.
MT Code § 19-13-502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 5. Retirement Account -- Creation and Management (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-13-502. Repealed

  19-13-502. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 566, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-13-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 5. Retirement Account -- Creation and Management (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-13-503. Renumbered 19-13-213

  19-13-503. Renumbered 19-13-213. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-13-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 5. Retirement Account -- Creation and Management (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-13-504. Repealed

  19-13-504. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 566, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-13-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 5. Retirement Account -- Creation and Management (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-13-505. Repealed

  19-13-505. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 26, Ch. 566, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-13-506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 5. Retirement Account -- Creation and Management (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-13-506. Renumbered 19-13-615

  19-13-506. Renumbered 19-13-615. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-13-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 6. Contributions and Refunds|19-13-601. Deduction remitted to firemen's association -- member's contribution

  19-13-601. Deduction remitted to firemen's association -- member's contribution. (1) Each employer shall retain from the compensation of each active member a sum equal to 1% of the member's compensation for services as a firefighter and shall remit this amount on a monthly basis to the Montana state firemen's association for the payment of premiums on a group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy for members and to defray expenses incurred by the association when representing members of the retirement system.   (2) Each member's contribution to the retirement system as a percentage of the member's compensation must be:   (a) 9.5% for a member not covered under 19-13-1010; or   (b) 10.7% for a member covered under 19-13-1010.   (3) If a member receives compensation under the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act, Title 39, chapter 71, the amount received must be included as part of the member's compensation for purposes of determining contributions and service credits under the retirement system. Contributions made under 19-13-604, 19-13-605, and this section must be based on the total compensation received by the member from the employer and from workers' compensation during the period of disability.   (4) Each employer, pursuant to section 414(h)(2) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, as amended and applicable on July 1, 1987, shall pick up and pay the contributions that would be payable by the member under subsection (2) for service rendered after June 30, 1987.   (5) 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.   (6) 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 compensation as defined in 19-13-104. 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. Sec. 27, Ch. 566, L. 1981; (2)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 289, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 191, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 58, Ch. 613, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 216, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 541, L. 1995; amd. Secs. 3, 12, Ch. 457, L. 1997.
MT Code § 19-13-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 6. Contributions and Refunds|19-13-602. Repealed

  19-13-602. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 28, Ch. 566, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-13-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 6. Contributions and Refunds|19-13-603. Repealed

  19-13-603. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 29, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 103, L. 1987.
MT Code § 19-13-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 6. Contributions and Refunds|19-13-604. State contribution

  19-13-604. 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, excluding overtime, holiday payments, shift differential payments, compensatory time payments, and payments in lieu of sick leave, paid to all active members during the preceding fiscal year. The state's contribution is 32.61% of this total compensation. The contributions are statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502.   History: En. Sec. 30, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 661, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 703, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 617, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 217, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 541, L. 1995; amd. Secs. 4, 8(4)(b), Ch. 445, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 532, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 83, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 114, Ch. 99, L. 2001.
MT Code § 19-13-605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 6. Contributions and Refunds|19-13-605. Employer contribution

  19-13-605. Employer contribution. Each employer shall make its contribution on behalf of members through the city treasurer or other appropriate official from money available for this purpose. The employer shall pay as employer contributions 14.36% of the compensation paid to all of the employer's employees, except those properly excluded from membership. All contributions are payable monthly to the board, which shall, as soon as practicable after their receipt, deposit them in the pension trust fund.   History: En. Sec. 31, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 661, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 218, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 541, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 84, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 290, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 65, Ch. 329, L. 2005.
MT Code § 19-13-606 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 6. Contributions and Refunds|19-13-606. Renumbered 19-13-214

  19-13-606. Renumbered 19-13-214. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-13-607 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 6. Contributions and Refunds|19-13-607. Other money credited as employer contributions

  19-13-607. Other money credited as employer contributions. All gifts, bequests, and emoluments given to an employer or member for the benefit of the retirement system or because of any member's service as a firefighter, except when specifically allowed to be retained by the member by the member's employer, must be paid to the board. The board shall deposit them in the pension trust fund. The amounts are employer contributions but are in addition to the amounts required by 19-13-605.   History: En. Sec. 33, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 219, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 85, Ch. 562, L. 1999.
MT Code § 19-13-608 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 6. Contributions and Refunds|19-13-608. Repealed

  19-13-608. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 13, L. 1987.
MT Code § 19-13-609 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 6. Contributions and Refunds|19-13-609. Repealed

  19-13-609. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 138, L. 1991.
MT Code § 19-13-610 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 6. Contributions and Refunds|19-13-610. through 19-13-614 reserved

  19-13-610 through 19-13-614 reserved.
MT Code § 19-13-615 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 6. Contributions and Refunds|19-13-615. Repealed

  19-13-615. Repealed. Sec. 11, Ch. 457, L. 1997; Sec. 40, Ch. 532, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 454, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 215, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-13-506, MCA 1991; redes. 19-13-615 by Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-13-701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 7. Service Retirement Benefits|19-13-701. Eligibility for service retirement

  19-13-701. Eligibility for service retirement. (1) Subject to a member's right to a refund of the member's accumulated contributions under Title 19, chapter 2, part 6, the following members are eligible to receive a nonforfeitable service retirement benefit under 19-13-704:   (a) a member who has completed 20 years or more of membership service; or   (b) a vested member who terminates service before completing 20 years of service and applies for a service retirement upon reaching age 50.   (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. Sec. 34, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 53, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 86, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 196, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 222, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 541, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 370, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 457, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 115, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 110, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 240, L. 2013.
MT Code § 19-13-702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 7. Service Retirement Benefits|19-13-702. Repealed

  19-13-702. Repealed. Sec. 13, Ch. 86, L. 1985.   History: En. Sec. 35, Ch. 566, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-13-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 13. Firefighters' Unified Retirement System|Part 7. Service Retirement Benefits|19-13-703. Repealed

  19-13-703. Repealed. Sec. 13, Ch. 86, L. 1985.   History: En. Sec. 36, Ch. 566, L. 1981.