Montana § 19-5-502 Service Retirement Benefit

Montana Statutes

§ 19-5-502 — Service Retirement Benefit

Montana § 19-5-502

Title 19PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

Ch. 5JUDGES' RETIREMENT

Part 5Service Retirement Benefits

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 19-5-502 (2026).

Text

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.

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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.

Legislative 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.