Montana § 19-6-601 Disability Retirement Benefit

Montana Statutes

§ 19-6-601 — Disability Retirement Benefit

Montana § 19-6-601

Title 19PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

Ch. 6HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS' RETIREMENT

Part 6Disability Retirement Benefits

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 19-6-601 (2026).

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19-6-601 . Disability retirement benefit.

(1)Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), a vested member who becomes disabled must be granted a disability retirement benefit that is the actuarial equivalent of the service retirement benefit under 19-6-502 standing to the member's credit at the time of the member's disability retirement.

(2)Except as provided in subsections (1) and (3), a vested or nonvested member who becomes disabled as a direct result of the member's service in the line of duty:

(a)before completing 20 years of membership service must receive a disability retirement benefit equal to one-half the member's highest average compensation; or

(b)after completing 20 years or more of membership service must receive a disability retirement benefit equal to 2.6% of the memb

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19-6-601 . Disability retirement benefit. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), a vested member who becomes disabled must be granted a disability retirement benefit that is the actuarial equivalent of the service retirement benefit under 19-6-502 standing to the member's credit at the time of the member's disability retirement.
(2) Except as provided in subsections (1) and (3), a vested or nonvested member who becomes disabled as a direct result of the member's service in the line of duty:
(a) before completing 20 years of membership service must receive a disability retirement benefit equal to one-half the member's highest average compensation; or
(b) after completing 20 years or more of membership service must receive a disability retirement benefit equal to 2.6% of the member's highest average compensation for each year of service credit.
(3) Upon the death of a member receiving a disability retirement benefit under this section, the member's surviving spouse or dependent child is eligible for benefits as provided in 19-6-505 .

Legislative History

En. Sec. 14, Ch. 37, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 109, L. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 31-214; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 114, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 278, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 125, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 58, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 429, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 178, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 272, L. 2013.