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MT Code § 19-2-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 7. Service Credit and Additional Contributions|19-2-703. No duplication of benefits for same service

  19-2-703. No duplication of benefits for same service. (1) A member may not receive service credit or membership service in more than one retirement system, plan, or program under Title 19 for the same service.   (2) A member may not receive service credit or membership service in more than one retirement system, plan, or program in Title 19 for the same period of military service.   History: En. 68-2501 by Sec. 49, Ch. 323, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 332, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 68-2501(2); amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-3-508, MCA 1991; redes. 19-2-703 by Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 329, L. 2005.
MT Code § 19-2-705 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 7. Service Credit and Additional Contributions|19-2-705. Repealed

  19-2-705. Repealed. Sec. 44, Ch. 58, L. 1999.   History: En. 68-1605 by Sec. 9, Ch. 323, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 99, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 132, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 68-1605; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-3-502, MCA 1991; redes. 19-2-705 by Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
MT Code § 19-2-707 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 7. Service Credit and Additional Contributions|19-2-707. Qualified military service

  19-2-707. Qualified military service. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law governing a retirement system, contributions, benefits, and service credit for qualified military service are governed by section 414(u) of the Internal Revenue Code and the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994. Contributions, benefits, and service credit for state military duty are governed by the Montana Military Service Employment Rights Act provided in Title 10, chapter 1, part 10.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 58, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 381, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 235, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-2-708 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 7. Service Credit and Additional Contributions|19-2-708. Rollover of contributions

  19-2-708. Rollover of contributions. (1) A member who elects to and is eligible to purchase service credit from another retirement system or plan into a retirement system provided for in 19-2-302 may, prior to retirement, file a written application with the board to roll over, in accordance with the requirements of this part, to the retirement system to which the member belongs all or a portion of the member's account with the other eligible retirement system or plan. The total amount of the rollover to the retirement system may not exceed the amount of service credit that the member is allowed to purchase as a member of that system. The rollover must be completed prior to the member's retirement.   (2) The board shall accept a direct rollover of eligible distributions from another eligible retirement plan as provided in subsection (1) only to the extent permitted by section 401(a)(31) of the Internal Revenue Code.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 58, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 429, L. 2003.
MT Code § 19-2-709 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 7. Service Credit and Additional Contributions|19-2-709. Transfer of service and contributions from other Montana public employee retirement systems

  19-2-709. Transfer of service and contributions from other Montana public employee retirement systems. (1) A member eligible to transfer service credit, pursuant to 19-2-715 and 19-3-511, into the system to which the member belongs shall complete the transfer prior to the member's retirement.   (2) The accumulated contributions to be transferred by the member may include both taxed contributions and tax-deferred contributions and interest. However, if less than all of the member's accumulated contributions on deposit in a pension trust fund are being transferred, the transfer of taxed and tax-deferred amounts must be made on a proportionate basis, with the remainder refunded to the member. The transferring agency shall at the time of the transfer identify the taxed and tax-deferred amounts being transferred to the board.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 58, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 429, L. 2003.
MT Code § 19-2-710 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 7. Service Credit and Additional Contributions|19-2-710. Nonapplication of part to defined contribution plan

  19-2-710. Nonapplication of part to defined contribution plan. Except as otherwise provided in 19-2-715 and chapter 3, part 21, of this title, none of the provisions of this part apply under the defined contribution plan.   History: En. Sec. 40, Ch. 471, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 283, L. 2009.
MT Code § 19-2-711 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 7. Service Credit and Additional Contributions|19-2-711. through 19-2-714 reserved

  19-2-711 through 19-2-714 reserved.
MT Code § 19-2-715 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 7. Service Credit and Additional Contributions|19-2-715. Purchase of Montana public service

  19-2-715. Purchase of Montana public service. (1) (a) An active member may, at any time before retirement, file a written application with the board to purchase as service credit in the member's retirement system all or any portion of the member's previous service credit in the public employees', judges', highway patrol officers', sheriffs', game wardens' and peace officers', firefighters' unified, or municipal police officers' retirement system if the member has:   (i) received or is eligible to receive a refund of accumulated contributions; and   (ii) become a member of one of the other retirement systems covered under chapter 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 13 of this title.   (b) To purchase this service credit, the member shall pay the actuarial cost of the service credit in the member's current retirement system, based on the system's most recent actuarial valuation and the annual compensation of the member, minus the employer contribution provided in subsection (1)(c).   (c) Upon receiving the member's payment under subsection (1)(b), the board shall transfer from the member's former retirement system to the member's current retirement system an amount equal to the employer contributions made on compensation during the member's former service, but no more than an amount equal to the normal cost contribution rate minus the employee contribution rate in the member's current retirement system according to the system's most recent actuarial valuation.   (d) If the member was formerly in the public employees' retirement system's defined contribution plan, the member shall pay the actuarial cost of the service credit in the member's current retirement system based on the system's most recent actuarial valuation and the annual compensation of the member. The member is eligible to transfer the vested portion of the member's defined contribution account to pay the balance due. Any nonvested portion of the defined contribution account is forfeited pursuant to 19-3-2117.   (2) (a) An active member may, at any time before retirement, file a written application with the board to purchase all or a portion of previous employment for the state or a political subdivision of the state. The member shall provide salary and employment documentation certified by the member's former public employer. To purchase service credit under this section, the member shall pay the actuarial cost of the service credit in the member's current retirement system, as determined by the board, based on the system's most recent actuarial valuation. For the purpose of this subsection (2)(a), a political subdivision of the state includes a school district.   (b) The board is the sole authority under subsection (2)(a) in determining what constitutes public service, subject to 19-2-403.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 128, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 283, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 99, L. 2011.
MT Code § 19-2-716 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 7. Service Credit and Additional Contributions|19-2-716. Compromise or settlement of claims by public employees regarding retirement service credits

  19-2-716. Compromise or settlement of claims by public employees regarding retirement service credits. A retiree from a public employer who is a party to a compromise or settlement regarding retirement service credits or benefits may waive the right of individual privacy and allow a governmental entity to release any or all records or details of the compromise or settlement, such as personnel records, that pertain to the employee personally and that would otherwise be protected by the right of individual privacy subject to the merits of public disclosure.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 306, L. 2017.
MT Code § 19-2-802 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 8. Beneficiaries|19-2-802. Effect of no designation of beneficiary or no surviving statutory or designated beneficiary

  19-2-802. Effect of no designation of beneficiary or no surviving statutory or designated beneficiary. (1) If a member or payment recipient fails to name a designated beneficiary or if a statutory or designated beneficiary does not survive the member or payment recipient, the estate of the member or payment recipient is entitled to any accrued lump-sum payment or accrued retirement benefit not received prior to the member's or payment recipient's death. If the estate, as either a designated beneficiary or as a beneficiary by default as provided in this subsection, would not be probated but for the amount due to the estate from the retirement system, all of the amount due to the estate must be paid directly, without probate, to the surviving next of kin of the deceased or the guardians of the survivor's estate, share and share alike.   (2) Payment must be made in the same order in which the following groups are listed:   (a) husband or wife;   (b) children;   (c) father and mother;   (d) grandchildren;   (e) brothers and sisters; or   (f) nieces and nephews.   (3) A payment may not be made to a person included in any of the groups listed in subsection (2) if at the date of payment there is a living person in any of the groups preceding the group of which the person is a member, as listed. Payment must be made upon receipt from the person of an affidavit, upon a form supplied by the board, that there are no living individuals in the groups preceding the group of which the person is a member and that the estate of the deceased will not be probated.   (4) The payment must be in full and complete discharge and acquittance of the board and system on account of the member's or payment recipient's death.   History: En. 68-2401 by Sec. 47, Ch. 323, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 68-2401(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 154, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-3-1302, MCA 1991; redes. 19-2-802 by Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 370, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 99, L. 2011.
MT Code § 19-2-803 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 8. Beneficiaries|19-2-803. Payment to custodian of minor beneficiary

  19-2-803. Payment to custodian of minor beneficiary. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), if any benefit from a system is payable to a minor, the benefit must be paid to one of the following:   (a) a surviving parent, if any;   (b) a parent awarded custody of the minor in a divorce proceeding;   (c) a custodian designated under Title 72, chapter 26;   (d) a guardian appointed pursuant to Title 72, chapter 5, part 2; or   (e) a conservator appointed pursuant to Title 72, chapter 5, part 4.   (2) If any benefit payable from the highway patrol officers' retirement system under chapter 6 of this title, the municipal police officers' retirement system under chapter 9 of this title, or the firefighters' unified retirement system under chapter 13 of this title is payable to a statutory beneficiary who is a dependent child, as defined under the provisions of that system, of a system member and the system member has established a trust for the dependent child, then the benefit must be paid to the trustee of that trust.   (3) The payment must be in full and complete discharge and acquittance of the board and system on account of the benefit. The person receiving benefit payments pursuant to this section shall account to the minor for the money when the minor reaches the age of majority.   History: En. 68-2402 by Sec. 48, Ch. 323, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 68-2402; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 496, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-3-1304, MCA 1991; redes. 19-2-803 by Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 369, L. 2005.
MT Code § 19-2-804 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 8. Beneficiaries|19-2-804. Limitations on payment of benefits to person causing member's death or disability

  19-2-804. Limitations on payment of benefits to person causing member's death or disability. If a person is convicted of knowingly, purposely, or intentionally causing a member's death or disability, that person may not receive benefits or payments from a retirement system and the benefits must be payable as otherwise provided in statute.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 153, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-3-1305, MCA 1991; redes. 19-2-804 by Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
MT Code § 19-2-901 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 9. Management of Benefit Payments|19-2-901. Estimate of benefit when information incomplete

  19-2-901. Estimate of benefit when information incomplete. If it is impracticable for the board to determine from the records the length of service, the compensation, or the age of a member or if a member refuses or fails to give the board a statement of the member's state service, compensation, or age, the board may estimate, for the purposes of this title, the length of service, compensation, or age.   History: En. 68-2503 by Sec. 51, Ch. 323, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 132, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 68-2503; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-3-1401, MCA 1991; redes. 19-2-901 by Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
MT Code § 19-2-902 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 9. Management of Benefit Payments|19-2-902. Payment of benefits

  19-2-902. Payment of benefits. (1) A retirement benefit or survivorship benefit granted under a retirement system subject to this chapter, other than a benefit under the defined contribution plan, must be payable in monthly installments, except as provided in this part.   (2) (a) If a member or beneficiary who is a natural person elects, the board shall pay the member's accumulated contributions to the member or beneficiary in a single lump sum.   (b) The lump sum must be paid at the time the initial monthly benefit would otherwise be payable.   (c) An election to receive a single lump sum must be made at least 30 days prior to the first payment date.   (3) A beneficiary that is a charitable organization, the estate of the payment recipient, or a trust is eligible only for a single lump sum.   (4) If a benefit recipient dies before the last day of the month, a pro rata amount otherwise payable to the payment recipient must be paid to the designated beneficiary, statutory beneficiary, or contingent annuitant or to the benefit recipient's estate, as appropriate.   History: En. 68-2501 by Sec. 49, Ch. 323, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 332, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 68-2501(1); amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-3-1402, MCA 1991; redes. 19-2-902 by Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 58, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 471, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 284, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 195, L. 2017.
MT Code § 19-2-904 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 9. Management of Benefit Payments|19-2-904. Withholding of group insurance premium from retirement benefit

  19-2-904. Withholding of group insurance premium from retirement benefit. (1) A retiree who is a participant in an employee group insurance plan that permits participation in the group plan following retirement may elect to have the monthly premium for group insurance withheld by the retirement system and paid directly by the system to the sponsoring employer. In order to qualify for this withholding, a retiree must be a participant in a group insurance plan available to the employees of the former employer. Withholding may not be made for any retiree covered by an individual insurance policy.   (2) Following the death of a retiree who elected withholding of premiums under subsection (1), the retiree's contingent annuitant may elect to have the contingent annuitant's monthly premium for group insurance withheld by the retirement system and paid directly by the system to the sponsoring employer. In order to qualify for this withholding, the contingent annuitant must be covered by the same group insurance plan that covered the retiree in accordance with subsection (1).   History: En. 68-2502.1 by Sec. 7, Ch. 214, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 68-2502.1; Sec. 19-3-1404, MCA 1991; redes. 19-2-904 by Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 232, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 248, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 195, L. 2017.
MT Code § 19-2-905 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 9. Management of Benefit Payments|19-2-905. Payments under workers' compensation

  19-2-905. Payments under workers' compensation. All payments provided for in this chapter, except as otherwise provided, are in addition to any other benefits provided for under the Workers' Compensation Act of the state of Montana.   History: En. 68-2625 by Sec. 25, Ch. 178, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 68-2625; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-7-103, MCA 1991; redes. 19-2-905 by Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
MT Code § 19-2-906 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 9. Management of Benefit Payments|19-2-906. Limitations on disability or survivorship benefits

  19-2-906. Limitations on disability or survivorship benefits. If the board determines that the disability or death of a member of a defined benefit plan is proximately caused by the gross negligence, willful misconduct, or violation of the law by the member, the board may revoke, suspend, or refuse to grant benefits except an annuity that is the actuarial equivalent of the member's accumulated contributions with regular interest to the day the benefit commences.   History: En. 11-1887 by Sec. 28, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1887; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-9-1004, MCA 1991; redes. 19-2-906 by Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 471, L. 1999.
MT Code § 19-2-1002 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 10. Special Provisions|19-2-1002. Termination of plan

  19-2-1002. Termination of plan. (1) Upon termination of a retirement system or plan, termination of employment of a substantial number of members that would constitute a partial termination of the retirement system or plan, or complete discontinuance of contributions to that retirement system or plan, the retirement benefit accrued to each member directly affected by the occurrence becomes fully vested and nonforfeitable to the extent funded.   (2) A plan member is 100% vested in the member's accumulated contributions at all times.   (3) At any time prior to satisfaction of all liabilities to members and their beneficiaries under the retirement system or plan, any part of a member's accumulated contributions may not be used for or diverted to purposes other than the exclusive benefit of members and their beneficiaries.   History: En. 68-1901 by Sec. 22, Ch. 323, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 99, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 286, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 332, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 68-1901(8); amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-3-606, MCA 1991; redes. 19-2-1002 by Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 471, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 490, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 284, L. 2009.
MT Code § 19-2-1003 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 10. Special Provisions|19-2-1003. Transfer of dormant, nonvested member-accumulated contributions

  19-2-1003. Transfer of dormant, nonvested member-accumulated contributions. The board may, in its discretion, transfer the accumulated contributions of a nonvested member of a defined benefit system or plan to the pension trust fund of the system or plan in which the member is participating if the member has not participated in the system or plan as an employee for a period of 10 years. Rights of the member may not be jeopardized by the transfer, and the accumulated contributions must be transferred to the member's name upon subsequent return to service or subsequent application for refund.   History: En. 68-1907 by Sec. 28, Ch. 323, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 68-1907; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-3-604, MCA 1991; redes. 19-2-1003 by Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 471, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 490, L. 2001.