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2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 3. Public Employees' Retirement System › Part 21. Defined Contribution Plan › 19-3-2143. Implementation

19-3-2143. Implementation.
(1) To implement the provisions of 19-3-2141, the board shall establish a self-insured long-term disability plan through which the disability benefits must be paid.
(2) If the disability plan cannot be implemented as described in subsection (1), the board shall implement the provisions of 19-3-2141 by contracting for long-term disability insurance that provides for the benefits described in 19-3-2141.
History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 423, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 4. Teachers' Retirement (Renumbered and Repealed) › Part 3. Membership (Renumbered and Repealed) › 19-4-305. Repealed

19-4-305. Repealed.
Sec. 2, Ch. 210, L. 1983.
History: En. 75-6208 by Sec. 103, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 57, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 422, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 507, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 26, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 127, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 331, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 443, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6208(2)(c).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 4. Teachers' Retirement (Renumbered and Repealed) › Part 6. Funds -- Contributions (Renumbered and Repealed) › 19-4-604. Repealed

19-4-604. Repealed.
Sec. 2, Ch. 251, L. 1981.
History: En. 75-6207 by Sec. 102, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 57, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 422, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 507, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 26, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 127, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 331, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 443, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6207(3).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 4. Teachers' Retirement (Renumbered and Repealed) › Part 8. Superannuation Retirement (Renumbered and Repealed) › 19-4-801. Renumbered 19-20-801

19-4-801. Renumbered 19-20-801.
Code Commissioner, 1993.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 4. Teachers' Retirement (Renumbered and Repealed) › Part 8. Superannuation Retirement (Renumbered and Repealed) › 19-4-802. Renumbered 19-20-802

19-4-802. Renumbered 19-20-802.
Code Commissioner, 1993.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 4. Teachers' Retirement (Renumbered and Repealed) › Part 8. Superannuation Retirement (Renumbered and Repealed) › 19-4-803. Repealed

19-4-803. Repealed.
Sec. 2, Ch. 210, L. 1983.
History: En. 75-6208 by Sec. 103, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 57, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 422, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 507, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 26, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 127, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 331, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 443, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6208(2)(b); amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 114, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 4. Teachers' Retirement (Renumbered and Repealed) › Part 8. Superannuation Retirement (Renumbered and Repealed) › 19-4-804. Renumbered 19-20-804

19-4-804. Renumbered 19-20-804.
Code Commissioner, 1993.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 1. General Provisions › 19-5-101. Definitions

19-5-101. Definitions.
Unless a different meaning is plainly implied by the context, the following definitions apply in this chapter:
(1) (a) "Compensation" means remuneration, as defined in 2-16-403, 3-5-211, and 3-7-222, paid to a member.
(b) Compensation does not include bonuses provided after July 1, 2013, that are one-time, temporary payments in addition to and not considered part of base pay.
(2) "Current salary" means the current compensation for the office retired from.
(3) (a) "Highest average compensation" means a member's highest average monthly compensation during any 36 consecutive months of membership service.
(b) Excess earnings limits must be applied to the calculation of the highest average compensation pursuant to 19-2-1005(2).
(4) "Involuntary retirement" means a retirement not for cause and before retirement age.
(5) "Retired judge" means any judge or justice in receipt of a retirement benefit under this chapter.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 289, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 218, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 251, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 63, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 132, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1107; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 282, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 45, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 196, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 95, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 455, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 287, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 54, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 386, L. 2013.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 1. General Provisions › 19-5-102. Judges' retirement system established

19-5-102. Judges' retirement system established.
There is a retirement plan known as the judges' retirement system, which is governed by the provisions of chapter 2 and this chapter.
History: En. 93-1107.1 by Sec. 2, Ch. 63, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1107.1; amd. Sec. 94, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 562, L. 1999.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 1. General Provisions › 19-5-103. Call of retired judges and justices and inactive vested members for duty

19-5-103. Call of retired judges and justices and inactive vested members for duty.
(1) (a) If physically and mentally able, a retired judge or justice who has voluntarily retired after at least 8 years of service is subject to call for duty by the chief justice to aid and assist any district court or any water court under directions that the chief justice may give or to serve as water judge.
(b) When called, a retired judge's or justice's duties include the examination of the facts, cases, and authorities cited and the preparation of opinions for and on behalf of the court to which the judge or justice is called to serve. The opinions, when and if and to the extent approved by the court, may be ordered by the court to constitute the opinion of the court. The court and the retired judge or justice may, subject to any rule that the supreme court may adopt, perform any duties that are not inconsistent with the constitution of the state.
(2) (a) A retired judge or justice, when called to duty, must be reimbursed for actual expenses, if any, in responding to the call.
(b) In addition, a retired judge or justice is entitled to receive compensation in an amount equal to:
(i) the daily salary then currently applicable to the judicial position in which the duty is rendered for each day of duty rendered, up to a total of 180 days in a calendar year; and
(ii) for each day of duty after 180 days in a calendar year, one-twentieth of the monthly salary then currently applicable to the judicial position in which the duty is rendered minus an amount equal to one-twentieth of the monthly retirement benefit that the retired judge or justice is receiving, if any.
(3) A judge or justice who is an inactive vested member, who has voluntarily discontinued service as an active judge after at least 8 years of service, and who, by reason of age, is not eligible to receive a retirement benefit under this chapter may be called for duty as provided in subsection (1). A judge or justice called to duty under this subsection must be reimbursed as provided in subsection (2)(a) and compensated as provided in subsection (2)(b)(i) regardless of the number of days served in a calendar year.
History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 289, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1130; amd. Sec. 1, ch. 254, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 80, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 256, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 425, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 96, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 370, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 233, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 48, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 329, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 21, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 1. General Provisions › 19-5-106. Judges' retirement system benefit policy statement

19-5-106. Judges' retirement system benefit policy statement.
It is the policy of the state that additional benefits may not be added to the judges' retirement system unless the system amortizes in 30 years or less and the additional benefit is projected to be fully funded in perpetuity.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 2, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 2. Administration (Repealed) › 19-5-201. Repealed

19-5-201. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 289, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 63, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 332, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1112(1), (2).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 2. Administration (Repealed) › 19-5-202. Repealed

19-5-202. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 289, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 23, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 63, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1110; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 235, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 282, L. 1983.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting › 19-5-301. Membership -- inactive vested members -- inactive nonvested members

19-5-301. Membership -- inactive vested members -- inactive nonvested members.
(1) Except for a judge or justice who elected in writing to remain under the public employees' retirement system on or before October 1, 1985, a judge of a district court, a justice of the supreme court, and the chief water judge or associate water judge provided for in 3-7-221 must be members of the Montana judges' retirement system.
(2) A judge pro tempore is not eligible for active membership in the retirement system.
(3) A member with at least 5 years of membership service who terminates service and does not take a refund of the member's accumulated contributions 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.
(4) A member with less than 5 years of membership service who terminates service and leaves the member's accumulated contributions in the pension trust fund is an inactive nonvested member and is not eligible for any benefits from the retirement system. An inactive nonvested member is eligible only for a refund of the member's accumulated contributions.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 289, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 63, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1113(1), (2); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 298, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 364, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 97, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 55, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 335, L. 2011.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting › 19-5-302. Repealed

19-5-302. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
History: (1)En. Sec. 8, Ch. 289, L. 1967; Sec. 93-1114, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 19, Ch. 289, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 332, L. 1977; Sec. 93-1125, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1114, 93-1125(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting › 19-5-303. Repealed

19-5-303. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 289, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 63, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1113(3).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting › 19-5-304. Repealed

19-5-304. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 289, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 63, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1128.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 4. Contributions and Refunds › 19-5-401. Payments into pension trust fund

19-5-401. Payments into pension trust fund.
All appropriations made by the state of Montana, all contributions by members, and all interest on and increase of the investments and money in the pension trust fund must be paid to the board, which shall credit the payments to the fund. These funds may be commingled with other pension trust funds of the board, but separate accounts must be maintained for the judges' retirement system.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 289, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 63, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1111; amd. Sec. 98, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 562, L. 1999.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 4. Contributions and Refunds › 19-5-402. Member's contribution

19-5-402. Member's contribution.
(1) Each member's contribution is 7% of the member's compensation.
(2) Each employer, pursuant to section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended and applicable on July 1, 1991, shall pick up and pay the contributions that would be payable by the member under subsection (1) for service rendered after June 30, 1991.
(3) The member's contribution picked up by the employer is the member's contribution for all purposes of the retirement system, except for the determination of a tax upon a distribution from the retirement system. The contributions must become part of the member's accumulated contributions but must be accounted for separately from the previously accumulated contributions.
(4) The member's contributions picked up by the employer are payable from the same source used to pay compensation to the member and must be included in the member's monthly compensation. 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. 9, Ch. 289, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1115; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 524, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 74, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 99, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 329, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 4. Contributions and Refunds › 19-5-403. Refunds in case of resignation or discharge

19-5-403. Refunds in case of resignation or discharge.
When a member willingly resigns or is discharged for cause before becoming entitled to a retirement benefit, the accumulated contributions standing to the member's credit must be paid to the member upon the board's receipt of the member's written application for a refund.
History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 289, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1122; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 50, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 100, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 4. Contributions and Refunds › 19-5-405. Repealed

19-5-405. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
History: Ap. p. Sec. 10, Ch. 289, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 63, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 548, L. 1977; Sec. 93-1116, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 6, Ch. 289, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 63, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 332, L. 1977; Sec. 93-1112, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1112(3), 93-1116(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 4. Contributions and Refunds › 19-5-406. Repealed

19-5-406. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 289, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1132.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 4. Contributions and Refunds › 19-5-407. Repealed

19-5-407. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 289, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 63, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 332, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1112(4).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 4. Contributions and Refunds › 19-5-409. Application to purchase additional service

19-5-409. Application to purchase additional service.
(1) At any time before retirement, a member may file a written application with the board to purchase additional service credit for the purpose of calculating the member's retirement benefit. Except as provided in subsection (3), the member may purchase 1 year of additional service credit for every 5 years of membership service that the member has in the retirement system.
(2) For each year of service credit purchased under this section, a member shall contribute to the pension trust fund an amount equal to the actuarial cost of granting the service, based on the most recent actuarial valuation of the system as determined by the board.
(3) A member may not purchase more than 5 years of service credit under 19-2-707 and this section.
(4) 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. 1, Ch. 180, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 58, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 429, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 4. Contributions and Refunds › 19-5-410. Application to purchase military service credit

19-5-410. Application to purchase military service credit.
(1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b) and subject to 19-5-411, 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 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 19-5-411, 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. Sec. 8, Ch. 26, L. 2003; en. Sec. 8, Ch. 289, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 329, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 172, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 4. Contributions and Refunds › 19-5-411. Service purchase limitation

19-5-411. Service purchase limitation.
A member may not purchase more than a combined total of 5 years of service under 19-5-409 and 19-5-410.
History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 26, L. 2003; en. Sec. 9, Ch. 289, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 5. Service Retirement Benefits › 19-5-501. Eligibility for service retirement

19-5-501. 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, a vested member who has reached the age of 60 has attained normal retirement age and is eligible to receive the nonforfeitable service retirement benefit provided in 19-5-502.
(2) Retirement benefits may not be approved by the board while the member is drawing full compensation as a judge or justice. However, benefits may not be withheld for receiving compensation as a judge pro tempore.
History: (1)En. Sec. 11, Ch. 289, L. 1967; Sec. 93-1117, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 19, Ch. 289, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 332, L. 1977; Sec. 93-1125, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1117, 93-1125(part); amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 663, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 102, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 176, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 57, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 240, L. 2013.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 5. Service Retirement Benefits › 19-5-502. Service retirement benefit

19-5-502. Service retirement benefit.
After termination from service and upon application for service retirement, the service retirement benefit must be as follows:
(1) for members not covered under 19-5-901 or 19-5-902, 3 1/3% a year of the member's current salary for the first 15 years of service credit and 1.785% a year for each year of service credit after 15 years; or
(2) for members covered under 19-5-901 or 19-5-902, the benefit provided under subsection (1) except that the benefit must be calculated using highest average compensation.
History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 289, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1118; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 664, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 103, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 287, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 58, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 195, L. 2017.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 5. Service Retirement Benefits › 19-5-503. Involuntary retirement benefit

19-5-503. Involuntary retirement benefit.
(1) If a member is involuntarily discontinued from service after having completed 5 years of membership service but before reaching normal retirement age, the member must, upon filing with the board an application in the manner prescribed by the board, be paid an involuntary retirement benefit of equivalent actuarial value to the service retirement benefit payable under 19-5-502 then standing to the member's credit.
(2) If a member elected or appointed to office after July 1, 1983, is discontinued from service after having earned at least 12 years of service credit but before reaching normal retirement age, the member may apply for and receive a retirement benefit that is the actuarial equivalent of benefits pursuant to subsection (1).
History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 289, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 89, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 63, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1120; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 524, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 104, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 99, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 5. Service Retirement Benefits › 19-5-504. Repealed

19-5-504. Repealed.
Sec. 1, Ch. 12, L. 1987.
History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 289, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1121.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 6. Disability Retirement Benefits › 19-5-601. Disability retirement benefit

19-5-601. Disability retirement benefit.
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), in the case of the disability of a vested member, a disability retirement benefit must be granted the member in an amount actuarially equivalent to the service retirement benefit standing to the member's credit at the time of the member's disability retirement.
(2) Except as provided in subsections (1) and (3), in the case of the disability of a vested or nonvested member, if the disability is a direct result of any service or duty for the Montana judiciary, the member's disability retirement benefit must be the greater of one-half of the member's current salary or one-half of the member's highest average compensation.
(3) If the member was retired at the time of becoming disabled, the member must continue to receive the same retirement benefit previously elected.
History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 289, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1119; amd. Sec. 105, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 287, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 41(3), Ch. 370, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 283, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 178, L. 2013.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 6. Disability Retirement Benefits › 19-5-602. Repealed

19-5-602. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 289, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1127.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 6. Disability Retirement Benefits › 19-5-612. Medical examination of disability retiree -- cancellation of benefit

19-5-612. Medical examination of disability retiree -- cancellation of benefit.
(1) The board, in its discretion, may require the recipient of a disability retirement benefit to undergo a medical examination. The examination must be made by a board-approved physician or surgeon at a place mutually agreed on by the board, the disabled member, and the physician or surgeon and at the board's expense. Upon the basis of the examination, the board shall determine, by reason of physical or mental capacity, whether the recipient can perform the essential elements of the position held by the recipient when the recipient was retired. If the board determines that the recipient is not incapacitated or if the recipient refuses to submit to a medical examination, the recipient's disability retirement benefit must be canceled.
(2) The cancellation of a disability retirement benefit because a recipient is no longer incapacitated may not prejudice any right of the recipient to a retirement benefit other than a disability retirement benefit.
(3) If a disabled member who is receiving a disability retirement benefit independently determines that the member is no longer disabled as that term is defined in 19-2-303 and returns to covered employment, the member shall immediately notify retirement system administrative staff so that the member's disability retirement benefit is canceled.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 597, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 106, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 412, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 283, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 400, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 7. Optional Benefit Payments › 19-5-702. Repealed

19-5-702. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 289, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 332, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1125(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 7. Optional Benefit Payments › 19-5-703. Repealed

19-5-703. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 289, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1129(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 7. Optional Benefit Payments › 19-5-704. Repealed

19-5-704. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 289, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 214, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1126; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 74, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 823, L. 1991.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 7. Optional Benefit Payments › 19-5-705. Repealed

19-5-705. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
History: En. 93-1126.1 by Sec. 11, Ch. 214, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1126.1.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 8. Survivorship Benefits and Death Payments › 19-5-801. Payments upon employment-related death

19-5-801. Payments upon employment-related death.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), if the board finds that a member died as a direct and proximate result of injury received in the course of the member's service or duty, a survivorship benefit must be paid to the member's designated beneficiary.
(2) The survivorship benefit is the member's service retirement benefit standing to the member's credit on the date of death.
(3) If the member was retired at the time of death, the provisions of 19-5-701 and 19-5-802(2) through (4) apply.
History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 289, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1123; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-5-603, MCA 1991; redes. 19-5-801 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 370, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 283, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 178, L. 2013.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 8. Survivorship Benefits and Death Payments › 19-5-802. Payments upon death from other than employment-related cause

19-5-802. Payments upon death from other than employment-related cause.
(1) If a vested member dies before reaching normal retirement age, the member's designated beneficiary is entitled to a monthly survivorship benefit that is the actuarial equivalent of the retirement benefit provided in 19-5-502.
(2) When a retired member not covered under 19-5-901 and receiving an option 1 retirement benefit under 19-5-701 dies, the member's designated beneficiary must be paid the amount, if any, of the member's accumulated contributions calculated as of the day of the member's retirement minus the total of any retirement benefits already paid from the member's account. At the designated beneficiary's request, the lump sum may be paid as an actuarially equivalent annuity that will not be subject to increases for any purpose.
(3) When a retired member covered under 19-5-901 and receiving an option 1 retirement benefit under 19-5-701 dies, the member's designated beneficiary must be paid the amount, if any, of the member's accumulated contributions calculated as of the day of the member's retirement minus the total of any retirement benefits already paid from the member's account.
(4) If a retired member who elected an option 2 or 3 benefit under 19-5-701 dies with no surviving contingent annuitant, the member's designated beneficiary or, if there is no surviving designated beneficiary, the member's estate must be paid the amount, if any, of the member's accumulated contributions calculated as of the day of the member's retirement minus the total of any retirement benefits already paid from the member's account.
(5) This section does not apply if the member was receiving a disability benefit. The member's accumulated contributions may not be reduced by the disability benefits already paid unless the disability benefit was converted to a service retirement benefit pursuant to 19-2-406(5).
History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 289, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1124; amd. Sec. 108, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-5-604, MCA 1991; redes. 19-5-802 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 287, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 283, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 178, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 248, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 9. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases › 19-5-901. Guaranteed annual benefit adjustment

19-5-901. Guaranteed annual benefit adjustment.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), on January 1 of each year, the permanent monthly benefit payable during the preceding January to each recipient who is eligible under subsection (3) must be increased by 3%.
(2) (a) If a recipient's benefit payable during the preceding January has been increased by one or more adjustments not provided for in this section and the adjustments amount to less than a 3% annualized increase, then the recipient's benefit must be adjusted by an amount that will provide a total annualized increase of 3% in the benefit paid since the preceding January.
(b) If a recipient's benefit payable during the preceding January has been increased by one or more adjustments not provided for in this section and the increases amount to more than a 3% annualized increase, then the benefit increase provided under this section must be 0%.
(c) If a benefit recipient is a contingent annuitant receiving an optional benefit upon the death of the original payee that occurred since the preceding January, the new recipient's monthly benefit must be increased to 3% more than the amount that the contingent annuitant would have received had the contingent annuitant received a benefit during the preceding January.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), a benefit recipient is eligible for and must receive the minimum annual benefit adjustment provided for in this section if:
(a) the benefit's commencement date is at least 12 months prior to January 1 of the year in which the adjustment is to be made; and
(b) the member or benefit recipient 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.
(4) The board shall adopt rules to administer the provisions of this section.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 287, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 62, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 149, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 309, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 5. Judges' Retirement › Part 9. Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases › 19-5-902. Election -- guaranteed annual benefit adjustment

19-5-902. Election -- guaranteed annual benefit adjustment.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), on January 1 of each year, the permanent monthly benefit payable during the preceding January to each recipient who is eligible under subsection (3) must be increased by 3%.
(2) (a) If a recipient's benefit payable during the preceding January has been increased by one or more adjustments not provided for in this section and the adjustments amount to less than a 3% annualized increase, then the recipient's benefit must be adjusted by an amount that will provide a total annualized increase of 3% in the benefit paid since the preceding January.
(b) If a recipient's benefit payable during the preceding January has been increased by one or more adjustments not provided for in this section and the increases amount to more than a 3% annualized increase, then the benefit increase provided under this section must be 0%.
(3) A benefit recipient is eligible for and must receive the minimum annual benefit adjustment provided for in this section if:
(a) the benefit's commencement date is at least 12 months prior to January 1 of the year in which the adjustment is to be made; and
(b) the member either:
(i) first became an active member on or after July 1, 1997; or
(ii) filed a voluntary, irrevocable election to be covered under this section. The election must be filed with the board prior to December 1, 2005.
(4) The board may adopt rules to administer the provisions of this section.
(5) The decision of a member who previously elected to participate under 19-5-901 or this section remains valid. The decision of a member who previously elected not to participate under 19-5-901 or this section may be reversed under this section.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 149, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 52, Ch. 114, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 329, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement › Part 1. General Provisions › 19-6-101. Definitions

19-6-101. Definitions.
Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply in this chapter:
(1) (a) "Compensation" means remuneration paid from funds controlled by an employer in payment for the member's services or for time during which the member is excused from work because the member has taken compensatory leave, sick leave, annual leave, or a leave of absence before any pretax deductions allowed by state or federal law are made.
(b) Compensation does not include:
(i) maintenance, allowances, and expenses; or
(ii) bonuses provided after July 1, 2013, that are one-time, temporary payments in addition to and not considered part of base pay.
(2) "Dependent child" means an unmarried child of a deceased retired member, who is:
(a) under 18 years of age; or
(b) under 24 years of age and attending an accredited postsecondary educational institution as a full-time student in anticipation of receiving a certificate or degree.
(3) (a) "Highest average compensation" means a member's highest average monthly compensation during any 36 consecutive months of membership service or, in the event a member has not served at least 36 months, the total compensation earned divided by the number of months of service.
(b) Lump-sum payments for compensatory leave, sick leave, and annual leave paid to the member upon termination of employment may be used in the calculation of a retirement benefit only to the extent that they are used to replace, on a month-for-month basis, the normal compensation for a month or months included in the calculation of the highest average compensation. A lump-sum payment may not be added to a single month's compensation.
(c) Excess earnings limits must be applied to the calculation of the highest average compensation pursuant to 19-2-1005(2).
(4) "Surviving spouse" means the spouse married to a retired member at the time of the retired member's death.
(5) "Survivor" means a surviving spouse or dependent child of a member.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 243, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 201, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 326, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 361, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 65, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 332, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 31-201; amd. Secs. 6, 7, Ch. 114, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 206, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 282, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 86, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 278, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 45, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 112, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 640, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 58, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 52, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 149, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 60, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 386, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 195, L. 2017.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement › Part 1. General Provisions › 19-6-102. Highway patrol officers' retirement system established

19-6-102. Highway patrol officers' retirement system established.
There is a retirement plan known as the highway patrol officers' retirement system, which is governed by the provisions of chapter 2 and this chapter.
History: En. Sec. 31-201.1 by Sec. 2, Ch. 65, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 31-201.1; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 111, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 562, L. 1999.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement › Part 1. General Provisions › 19-6-103. Repealed

19-6-103. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 37, L. 1945; R.C.M. 1947, 31-227.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement › Part 1. General Provisions › 19-6-104. Repealed

19-6-104. 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)(a), (2).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement › Part 1. General Provisions › 19-6-105. Repealed

19-6-105. Repealed.
Sec. 5, Ch. 206, L. 1981.
History: En. Sec. 26, Ch. 37, L. 1945; R.C.M. 1947, 31-226; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 114, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement › Part 1. General Provisions › 19-6-107. Highway patrol officers' retirement system benefit policy statement

19-6-107. Highway patrol officers' retirement system benefit policy statement.
It is the policy of the state that additional benefits may not be added to the highway patrol officers' retirement system unless the system amortizes in 30 years or less and the additional benefit is projected to be fully funded in perpetuity.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 2, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement › Part 2. Administration (Repealed and Terminated) › 19-6-201. Repealed

19-6-201. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 256, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 243, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 203, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 326, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 332, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 31-206(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement › Part 2. Administration (Repealed and Terminated) › 19-6-202. Repealed

19-6-202. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 256, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 243, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 203, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 326, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 332, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 31-206(part); amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 114, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement › Part 2. Administration (Repealed and Terminated) › 19-6-203. Repealed

19-6-203. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 256, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 37, L. 1945; R.C.M. 1947, 31-204; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 235, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 79, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 282, L. 1983.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement › Part 2. Administration (Repealed and Terminated) › 19-6-204. Terminated

19-6-204. Terminated.
Sec. 7, Ch. 328, L. 1987.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 328, L. 1987.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement › Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting › 19-6-301. Membership -- inactive vested members -- inactive nonvested members

19-6-301. Membership -- inactive vested members -- inactive nonvested members.
(1) All members of the Montana highway patrol, including the supervisor and assistant supervisors, must be members of the retirement system.
(2) (a) An inactive member hired before July 1, 2013, with at least 5 years of membership service is an inactive vested member and retains the right to purchase service and to receive a retirement benefit under the provisions of this chapter.
(b) An inactive member hired on or after July 1, 2013, with at least 10 years of membership service is an inactive vested member and retains the right to purchase service and to receive a retirement benefit under the provisions of this chapter.
(c) 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.
(3) (a) An inactive member hired before July 1, 2013, 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 member hired on or after July 1, 2013, with less than 10 years of membership service is an inactive nonvested member and is not eligible for any benefits from the retirement system.
(c) An inactive nonvested member is eligible only for a refund of the member's accumulated contributions.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 326, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 65, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 31-207; amd. Sec. 113, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 329, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 272, L. 2013.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement › Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting › 19-6-302. Repealed

19-6-302. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
History: (1)En. Sec. 8, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 243, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 65, L. 1977; Sec. 31-208, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 20, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 332, L. 1977; Sec. 31-220, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 31-208(part), 31-220(part); amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 114, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement › Part 3. Eligibility, Membership, and Vesting › 19-6-303. Repealed

19-6-303. Repealed.
Sec. 236, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 243, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 326, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 361, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 65, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 31-223(1).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement › Part 4. Contributions and Refunds › 19-6-401. Payments into pension trust fund

19-6-401. Payments into pension trust fund.
There is a pension trust fund for the payment of benefits under the retirement system. All appropriations made by the state, all contributions by members, in the amount specified, and all interest on and earnings from the investment of money in this pension trust fund must be deposited in the pension trust fund.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 158, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 176, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 202, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 326, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 31-205(part); amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 282, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 277, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 62, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 816, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 114, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 61, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 428, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 464, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement › Part 4. Contributions and Refunds › 19-6-402. Member's contribution

19-6-402. Member's contribution.
(1) (a) A member not covered under 19-6-710 shall contribute the following percentage of the member's compensation:
(i) beginning July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014, 10%;
(ii) beginning July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015, 11%;
(iii) beginning July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, 12%; and
(iv) beginning July 1, 2016, 13%.
(b) A member covered under 19-6-710, 19-6-711, or 19-6-712 shall contribute the following percentage of the member's compensation:
(i) beginning July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014, 10.05%;
(ii) beginning July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015, 11.05%;
(iii) beginning July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, 12.05%; and
(iv) beginning July 1, 2016, 13.05%.
(2) 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 subsection (1) for service rendered after June 30, 1985.
(3) 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.
(4) 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 compensation as used to define the member's highest average compensation in 19-6-101. 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. 9, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 243, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 204, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 361, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 31-209; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 278, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 294, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 464, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 816, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 115, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 287, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 329, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 272, L. 2013.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 19. Public Retirement Systems › Chapter 6. Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement › Part 4. Contributions and Refunds › 19-6-403. Refund of member's contribution

19-6-403. Refund of member's contribution.
If a member willingly resigns or is discharged for cause before becoming entitled to a retirement benefit, the accumulated contributions standing to the member's credit must be paid to the member upon the member's filing of a written application with the board.
History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 109, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 243, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 31-217; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 114, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 278, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 50, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 116, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 54, Ch. 99, L. 2001.