Montana § 19-20-801 Eligibility For Service Retirement

Montana Statutes

§ 19-20-801 — Eligibility For Service Retirement

Montana § 19-20-801

Title 19PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

Ch. 20TEACHERS' RETIREMENT

Part 8Superannuation Retirement

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 19-20-801 (2026).

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19-20-801 . Eligibility for service retirement.

(1)A tier one member is eligible to receive a service retirement allowance calculated under 19-20-804 (1) if the member:

(a)has been credited with at least 5 full years of creditable service and has attained the age of 60; or

(b)has been credited with full-time or part-time creditable service in 25 or more years.

(2)Except as provided in subsection (3), a tier two member is eligible to receive a service retirement allowance calculated under 19-20-804 (1) if the member:

(a)has been credited with at least 5 full years of creditable service and has attained the age of 60; or

(b)has been credited with full-time or part-time creditable service in 30 or more years and has attained the age of 55.

(3)A tier two member who has been credited wit

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19-20-801 . Eligibility for service retirement. (1) A tier one member is eligible to receive a service retirement allowance calculated under 19-20-804 (1) if the member:
(a) has been credited with at least 5 full years of creditable service and has attained the age of 60; or
(b) has been credited with full-time or part-time creditable service in 25 or more years.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a tier two member is eligible to receive a service retirement allowance calculated under 19-20-804 (1) if the member:
(a) has been credited with at least 5 full years of creditable service and has attained the age of 60; or
(b) has been credited with full-time or part-time creditable service in 30 or more years and has attained the age of 55.
(3) A tier two member who has been credited with 30 or more years of creditable service and has attained the age of 60 is eligible for a professional retirement option allowance calculated under 19-20-804 (2).
(4) To receive a retirement allowance under 19-20-804 , the member must have terminated employment in all positions reportable to the retirement system and must file a written application with the retirement board.
(5) A vested member who has attained normal retirement age has a nonforfeitable right to the benefits accrued and payable under the provisions of this chapter, subject to the member's right to a refund of the member's accumulated contributions under 19-20-603 .

Legislative 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)(a); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 527, L. 1983; Sec. 19-4-801 , MCA 1991; redes. 19-20-801 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 442, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 111, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 366, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 276, L. 2019.