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MT Code § 19-6-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 5. Service Retirement Benefits|19-6-503. Early retirement benefit for member discontinued from service other than for cause

  19-6-503. Early retirement benefit for member discontinued from service other than for cause. (1) If a member hired before July 1, 2013, is discontinued from service other than for cause after having completed 5 years of membership service but before reaching normal retirement age, the member must, upon filing a written application with the board, be paid an early service retirement benefit that is of actuarial equivalent value to a service retirement based on a retirement age of 60.   (2) If a member hired on or after July 1, 2013, is discontinued from service other than for cause after having completed 10 years of membership service but before reaching normal retirement age, the member must, upon filing a written application with the board, be paid an early service retirement benefit that is of actuarial equivalent value to a service retirement based on a retirement age of 60.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 243, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 65, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 31-215; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 114, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 206, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 278, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 123, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 63, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 272, L. 2013.
MT Code § 19-6-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 5. Service Retirement Benefits|19-6-504. Repealed

  19-6-504. Repealed. Sec. 13, Ch. 86, L. 1985.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 243, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 31-216.
MT Code § 19-6-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 5. Service Retirement Benefits|19-6-505. Payment of retirement benefits

  19-6-505. Payment of retirement benefits. (1) The service retirement benefit must be paid to the retired member for the remainder of the member's life.   (2) Upon the retired member's death, the retirement benefit must be paid to the member's surviving spouse, if there is one.   (3) (a) If upon the retired member's death there is no surviving spouse or if the spouse dies, the retirement benefit must be paid as provided in subsection (3)(c) to the retired member's child, if there is one, for as long as the child remains a dependent child.   (b) If there is more than one dependent child, the retirement benefit must be paid as provided in subsection (3)(c) to the children collectively. When a child is no longer a dependent child, the pro rata payments to that child must cease and be made to the remaining child or children until all the children are no longer dependent.   (c) Payments to a dependent child must be made pursuant to 19-2-803.   (4) If a retired member dies without a surviving spouse or dependent child, the member's designated beneficiary must be paid the amount, if any, of the retired member's accumulated contributions minus the total of any retirement benefits already paid from the member's account.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 278, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 63, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 124, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 57, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 329, L. 2005.
MT Code § 19-6-506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 5. Service Retirement Benefits|19-6-506. Repealed

  19-6-506. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 627, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 16, L. 1991; amd. Secs. 1, 3, Ch. 735, L. 1991.
MT Code § 19-6-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 6. Disability Retirement Benefits|19-6-601. Disability retirement benefit

  19-6-601. Disability retirement benefit. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), a vested member who becomes disabled must be granted a disability retirement benefit that is the actuarial equivalent of the service retirement benefit under 19-6-502 standing to the member's credit at the time of the member's disability retirement.   (2) Except as provided in subsections (1) and (3), a vested or nonvested member who becomes disabled as a direct result of the member's service in the line of duty:   (a) before completing 20 years of membership service must receive a disability retirement benefit equal to one-half the member's highest average compensation; or   (b) after completing 20 years or more of membership service must receive a disability retirement benefit equal to 2.6% of the member's highest average compensation for each year of service credit.   (3) 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 19-6-505.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 109, L. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 31-214; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 114, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 278, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 125, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 58, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 178, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 272, L. 2013.
MT Code § 19-6-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 6. Disability Retirement Benefits|19-6-602. Repealed

  19-6-602. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 107, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 326, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 65, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 31-222; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 114, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 278, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 196, L. 1989.
MT Code § 19-6-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 6. Disability Retirement Benefits|19-6-603. Renumbered 19-6-901

  19-6-603. Renumbered 19-6-901. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-6-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 6. Disability Retirement Benefits|19-6-604. Renumbered 19-6-902

  19-6-604. Renumbered 19-6-902. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-6-605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 6. Disability Retirement Benefits|19-6-605. through 19-6-610 reserved

  19-6-605 through 19-6-610 reserved.
MT Code § 19-6-611 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 6. Disability Retirement Benefits|19-6-611. Repealed

  19-6-611. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 597, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-6-612 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 6. Disability Retirement Benefits|19-6-612. Medical examination of disability retiree -- cancellation of benefit

  19-6-612. Medical examination of disability retiree -- cancellation of benefit. (1) The board 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 whether the recipient can perform the essential elements of the position held by the recipient when the recipient retired. If the board determines that the recipient is not incapacitated, the recipient's disability retirement benefit must be canceled when the recipient is offered a position under subsection (3) or when, if a position is available, the recipient cannot be reinstated under subsection (3) for reasons unrelated to the disability. If the recipient refuses to submit to a medical examination, the recipient's disability retirement benefit must be canceled.   (2) If the board determines that a recipient of a disability retirement benefit should no longer be subject to medical review, the board may grant a service retirement status to the recipient without recalculating the recipient's monthly benefit. The board shall notify the recipient in writing as to the change in status. If the recipient disagrees with the board's determination, the recipient may file a written application with the board requesting that the board reconsider its action. The request for reconsideration must be filed within 60 days after receipt of the notice of the status change.   (3) (a) Except as provided in subsection (3)(b), a recipient whose disability retirement benefit is canceled because the board has determined that the recipient is no longer incapacitated must be reinstated to the position held by the recipient immediately before the recipient's retirement or to a position in a comparable pay and benefit category within the recipient's capacity, whichever is first open. The fact that the recipient was retired for disability may not prejudice any right to reinstatement to duty that the recipient may have or claim to have.   (b) 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 to duty.   (4) The department of justice may request a medical or psychological review as to the ability of the recipient to return to work as a member of the highway patrol. If the board's findings are upheld, the department of justice shall pay the cost of the review.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 597, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 138, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 126, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 412, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 370, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 59, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 283, L. 2009.
MT Code § 19-6-701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 7. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-6-701. Repealed

  19-6-701. Repealed. Sec. 14, Ch. 278, L. 1985.   History: En. 31-228 by Sec. 14, Ch. 243, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 326, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 65, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 31-228.
MT Code § 19-6-702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 7. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-6-702. Repealed

  19-6-702. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 332, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 31-220(part).
MT Code § 19-6-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 7. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-6-703. Repealed

  19-6-703. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 37, L. 1945; R.C.M. 1947, 31-225; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 114, L. 1979.
MT Code § 19-6-704 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 7. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-6-704. Repealed

  19-6-704. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 326, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 31-224(1)(b); amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 114, L. 1979.
MT Code § 19-6-705 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 7. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-6-705. Repealed

  19-6-705. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 214, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 31-221; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 464, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 823, L. 1991.
MT Code § 19-6-706 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 7. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-6-706. Repealed

  19-6-706. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. 31-221.1 by Sec. 4, Ch. 214, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 31-221.1.
MT Code § 19-6-707 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 7. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-6-707. Minimum monthly benefit

  19-6-707. Minimum monthly benefit. (1) Subject to the limitations contained in subsection (2), the following retired members, or their survivors, who are not covered by 19-6-710, 19-6-711, or 19-6-712 are eligible to receive a monthly benefit of not less than 2% multiplied by the member's service credits multiplied by the current base compensation received by a probationary highway patrol officer:   (a) a retired member who is 55 years of age or older, except as provided in subsection (3), or the member's survivor, who is receiving a service retirement benefit;   (b) a retired member, or the member's survivor, who is receiving a disability retirement benefit; and   (c) a recipient of a survivorship benefit.   (2) (a) The maximum monthly benefit paid under subsection (1) may not exceed 60% of the current base compensation of a probationary highway patrol officer.   (b) The annual increase in a monthly benefit under subsection (1) may not exceed 5% of the current monthly benefit paid to a retired member or the member's survivor.   (3) A retired member otherwise qualified under subsection (1)(a) who is employed in a position covered by a retirement system under Title 19 is ineligible to receive the minimum monthly benefit provided for in this section until the member's service in the covered position is terminated.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 294, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 130, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 287, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 128, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 272, L. 2013.
MT Code § 19-6-708 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 7. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-6-708. Repealed

  19-6-708. Repealed. Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 14, L. 1987.
MT Code § 19-6-709 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 7. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-6-709. Supplemental benefits for certain retirees

  19-6-709. (Temporary) Supplemental benefits for certain retirees. (1) In addition to any retirement benefit payable under this chapter, a retired member or a survivor determined by the board to be eligible under subsection (2) must receive an annual lump-sum benefit payment beginning in September 1991 and each succeeding year as long as the member remains eligible.   (2) To be eligible for the benefits under this section, a person must be receiving a monthly benefit before July 1, 1991, may not be covered by 19-6-710, and must be:   (a) a retired member who is 55 years of age or older and who has been receiving a service retirement benefit for at least 5 years prior to the date of distribution;   (b) a survivor of a member who would have been eligible under subsection (2)(a); or   (c) a recipient of a disability benefit under 19-6-601 or a survivorship benefit under 19-6-901.   (3) A retired member otherwise qualified under this section who is employed in a position covered by a retirement system under Title 19 is ineligible to receive any lump-sum benefit payments provided for in this section until the fiscal year following the member's termination from service in the covered position.   (4) The amount statutorily appropriated under 19-6-410 must be distributed proportionally as a lump-sum benefit payment to each eligible recipient based on service credit at the time of retirement, subject to the following:   (a) a recipient under subsection (2)(c) is considered to have 20 years of service credit for the purposes of the distributions;   (b) any recipient of a retirement benefit exceeding the maximum monthly benefit under 19-6-707(2)(a) must have the recipient's service credit reduced 25% for the purposes of the distributions;   (c) the maximum annual increase in the amount of supplemental benefits paid to each individual under this section is the percentage increase for the previous calendar year in the annual average consumer price index for urban wage earners and workers, compiled by the bureau of labor statistics of the United States department of labor or its successor agency. (Terminates contingent upon death of last eligible recipient--sec. 1, Ch. 567, L. 1991; sec. 14, Ch. 464, L. 2005.)   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 567, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 735, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 131, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 287, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 532, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 60, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 191, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 108, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 65, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 329, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 464, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 596, L. 2005.
MT Code § 19-6-710 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 7. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-6-710. Guaranteed annual benefit adjustment

  19-6-710. Guaranteed annual benefit adjustment. (1) Subject to subsection (2), for members hired before July 1, 2013, 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 19-6-1007(3) and subsections (2)(b) and (4) of this section, 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) If a member participated in the DROP and did not continue employment in a covered position after the member's participation, the guaranteed annual benefit adjustment provided for in this section must commence on January 1 immediately following the member's retirement and does not apply to the member's DROP benefit.   (5) The board shall adopt rules to administer the provisions of this section.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 287, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 62, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 149, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 309, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 272, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 258, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-6-711 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 7. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-6-711. Election -- guaranteed annual benefit adjustment

  19-6-711. Election -- guaranteed annual benefit adjustment. (1) Subject to subsection (2), for members hired before July 1, 2013, 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 19-6-710 remains valid. The decision of a member who elected not to participate under 19-6-710 may be reversed under this section.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 149, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 114, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 272, L. 2013.
MT Code § 19-6-712 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement|Part 7. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases|19-6-712. Guaranteed annual benefit adjustment for employees hired after July 1, 2013

  19-6-712. Guaranteed annual benefit adjustment for employees hired after July 1, 2013. (1) Subject to subsection (2), for employees hired on or after July 1, 2013, 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 1.5%.   (2) (a) If the 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 1.5% annualized increase, then the recipient's benefit must be adjusted by an amount that will provide a total annualized increase of 1.5% 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 adjustments amount to more than a 1.5% annualized increase, then the benefit increase provided for under this section must be 0%.   (3) Except as provided for 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 36 months prior to January 1 of the year in which the adjustment is to be made; and   (b) the member first became an active member on or after July 1, 2013.   (4) The board shall adopt rules to administer the provisions of this section.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 2013.