Montana § 19-9-1208 Distribution Of Drop Benefit

Montana Statutes

§ 19-9-1208 — Distribution Of Drop Benefit

Montana § 19-9-1208

Title 19PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

Ch. 9POLICE RETIREMENT -- STATEWIDE PLAN

Part 12Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)

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Mont. Code Ann. § 19-9-1208 (2026).

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19-9-1208 . Distribution of DROP benefit.

(1)Upon termination of service, a participant is entitled to:

(a)receive a lump-sum distribution of the participant's DROP benefit;

(b)roll the participant's DROP benefit into another eligible retirement plan in a manner prescribed and authorized by the board; or

(c)any other distribution or method of payment of the DROP benefit approved by the board.

(2)A distribution pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of 19-2-907 and 19-2-909 and all other applicable provisions of Title 19 and the Internal Revenue Code.

(3)The amount of a distribution, rollover, transfer, or other payment of a DROP benefit pursuant to this section must include interest credited to the participant's account as follows:

(a)through June 30, 2009, interest m

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19-9-1208 . Distribution of DROP benefit. (1) Upon termination of service, a participant is entitled to:
(a) receive a lump-sum distribution of the participant's DROP benefit;
(b) roll the participant's DROP benefit into another eligible retirement plan in a manner prescribed and authorized by the board; or
(c) any other distribution or method of payment of the DROP benefit approved by the board.
(2) A distribution pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of 19-2-907 and 19-2-909 and all other applicable provisions of Title 19 and the Internal Revenue Code.
(3) The amount of a distribution, rollover, transfer, or other payment of a DROP benefit pursuant to this section must include interest credited to the participant's account as follows:
(a) through June 30, 2009, interest must be credited every fiscal yearend at a rate reflecting the retirement system's annual investment earnings for the applicable fiscal year;
(b) after June 30, 2009, interest must be credited every fiscal yearend at the actuarially assumed rate of return. Proportionate interest must be credited for distributions taking place at other than a fiscal yearend.