Montana § 19-9-102 Purpose -- Application Of Prior Law

Montana Statutes

§ 19-9-102 — Purpose -- Application Of Prior Law

Montana § 19-9-102

Title 19PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

Ch. 9POLICE RETIREMENT -- STATEWIDE PLAN

Part 1General Provisions

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Mont. Code Ann. § 19-9-102 (2026).

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19-9-102 . Purpose -- application of prior law.

(1)As cities other than those participating in the statewide police reserve fund provided for in Chapter 335, Laws of 1974, currently have local police retirement funds, the legislature finds and declares that the law regarding such funds, although in conflict with this chapter, cannot be repealed. It is the express intention of the legislature to allow two separate and distinct retirement systems to exist. The first, which includes local police retirement funds, applies to such cities, other than those of the first and second class, that wish to adopt it. The second, created by this chapter, applies to first- and second-class cities, those other cities that wish to adopt it, and any city that has adopted the above-mentioned statewide police

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19-9-102 . Purpose -- application of prior law. (1) As cities other than those participating in the statewide police reserve fund provided for in Chapter 335, Laws of 1974, currently have local police retirement funds, the legislature finds and declares that the law regarding such funds, although in conflict with this chapter, cannot be repealed. It is the express intention of the legislature to allow two separate and distinct retirement systems to exist. The first, which includes local police retirement funds, applies to such cities, other than those of the first and second class, that wish to adopt it. The second, created by this chapter, applies to first- and second-class cities, those other cities that wish to adopt it, and any city that has adopted the above-mentioned statewide police reserve fund.
(2) The following may not be applied in any way to a city operating under the plan created by this chapter: 7-32-4107 , 7-32-4120 , 7-32-4131 , and chapter 19 of this title.