Montana § 19-13-701 Eligibility For Service Retirement

Montana Statutes

§ 19-13-701 — Eligibility For Service Retirement

Montana § 19-13-701

Title 19PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

Ch. 13FIREFIGHTERS' UNIFIED RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Part 7Service Retirement Benefits

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Mont. Code Ann. § 19-13-701 (2026).

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19-13-701 . Eligibility for service retirement.

(1)Subject to a member's right to a refund of the member's accumulated contributions under Title 19, chapter 2, part 6, the following members are eligible to receive a nonforfeitable service retirement benefit under 19-13-704 :

(a)a member who has completed 20 years or more of membership service; or

(b)a vested member who terminates service before completing 20 years of service and applies for a service retirement upon reaching age 50.

(2)For purposes of compliance with section 411 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 411, a member described in subsection (1)(b) is treated as having attained normal retirement age and has a nonforfeitable right to the member's service retirement.

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19-13-701 . Eligibility for service retirement. (1) Subject to a member's right to a refund of the member's accumulated contributions under Title 19, chapter 2, part 6, the following members are eligible to receive a nonforfeitable service retirement benefit under 19-13-704 :
(a) a member who has completed 20 years or more of membership service; or
(b) a vested member who terminates service before completing 20 years of service and applies for a service retirement upon reaching age 50.
(2) For purposes of compliance with section 411 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 411, a member described in subsection (1)(b) is treated as having attained normal retirement age and has a nonforfeitable right to the member's service retirement.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 34, Ch. 566, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 53, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 86, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 196, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 222, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 541, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 370, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 457, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 115, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 110, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 240, L. 2013.