Montana § 19-19-202 Limit On Use Of Fund

Montana Statutes

§ 19-19-202 — Limit On Use Of Fund

Montana § 19-19-202

Title 19PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

Ch. 19POLICE RETIREMENT -- LOCAL FUNDS

Part 2Management of Police Retirement Funds

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 19-19-202 (2026).

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19-19-202 . Limit on use of fund.

(1)Except as provided in subsection (2), a police retirement fund may not be used for any purpose other than to make payments authorized by this chapter to members of the police department on the retired list and to make authorized investments.

(2)When a city or town no longer employs a police officer eligible to receive benefits paid from the city's or town's police retirement fund and when there are no retired police officers or beneficiaries eligible to receive benefits from the fund, the city or town shall dissolve the fund and pay to the state auditor, for deposit in the general fund, an amount proportional to the prior contributions made by the state under 19-19-305 , as determined by the state auditor. Any remaining money in the fund must be trans

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19-19-202 . Limit on use of fund. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a police retirement fund may not be used for any purpose other than to make payments authorized by this chapter to members of the police department on the retired list and to make authorized investments.
(2) When a city or town no longer employs a police officer eligible to receive benefits paid from the city's or town's police retirement fund and when there are no retired police officers or beneficiaries eligible to receive benefits from the fund, the city or town shall dissolve the fund and pay to the state auditor, for deposit in the general fund, an amount proportional to the prior contributions made by the state under 19-19-305 , as determined by the state auditor. Any remaining money in the fund must be transferred to the city or town general fund to be used by the city or town for any authorized city or town purpose.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 14, Ch. 120, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 5108.14, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 224, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 489, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1830; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 114, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 460, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 370, L. 1987; Sec. 19-10-202 , MCA 1991; redes. 19-19-202 by Code Commissioner, 1993.