19-8-701. Disability retirement benefit. (1) A member who is determined by the board to be disabled must be granted a disability retirement benefit in an amount calculated on the actuarial equivalent of the service retirement benefit standing to the member's credit at the time of the member's disability retirement.
     (2) If the disability is a direct result of any service to the department of fish, wildlife, and parks in line of duty and the member has at least 10 years of membership service, the member who is disabled must be retired on a disability retirement benefit of one-half of the member's final average salary.

     History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 130, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 326, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 68-1414; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 218, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 139, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 170, Ch. 265, L. 1993.