Montana § 19-20-1214 Costs And Fees For Recovering Amounts Owed

Montana Statutes

§ 19-20-1214 — Costs And Fees For Recovering Amounts Owed

Montana § 19-20-1214

Title 19PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

Ch. 20TEACHERS' RETIREMENT

Part 12Unpaid Contributions and Overpayments

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Mont. Code Ann. § 19-20-1214 (2026).

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19-20-1214 . Costs and fees for recovering amounts owed.

(1)Unless an overpayment or unpaid contributions resulted solely from an error of the retirement system, in any contested case or other civil proceeding for correction of an error or recovery of an overpayment or unpaid contributions, the retirement system is entitled to the costs enumerated in 25-10-201 and to reasonable attorney fees if:

(a)the retirement system prevails in its claim or defense; and

(b)the court finds, upon judicial review, that the claim or defense of the other party that brought or defended the action was frivolous or was pursued in bad faith.

(2)If there are multiple parties adverse to the retirement system in a contested case, the parties are jointly and severally liable for the costs and fees awarded to th

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19-20-1214 . Costs and fees for recovering amounts owed. (1) Unless an overpayment or unpaid contributions resulted solely from an error of the retirement system, in any contested case or other civil proceeding for correction of an error or recovery of an overpayment or unpaid contributions, the retirement system is entitled to the costs enumerated in 25-10-201 and to reasonable attorney fees if:
(a) the retirement system prevails in its claim or defense; and
(b) the court finds, upon judicial review, that the claim or defense of the other party that brought or defended the action was frivolous or was pursued in bad faith.
(2) If there are multiple parties adverse to the retirement system in a contested case, the parties are jointly and severally liable for the costs and fees awarded to the retirement system.