19-20-208. Duties of employer. Each employer shall:
     (1) pick up the contribution of each employed member at the rate prescribed by 19-20-602 and transmit the contribution each month to the executive director of the retirement board;
     (2) transmit to the executive director of the retirement board the employer's contribution prescribed by 19-20-605, at the time that the employee contributions are transmitted;
     (3) keep records and, as required by the retirement board, furnish information to the board that is required in the discharge of the board's duties;
     (4) upon the employment of a person who is required to become a member of the retirement system, inform the person of the rights and obligations relating to the retirement system;
     (5) whenever applicable, inform an employee of the right to elect to participate in the optional retirement program under Title 19, chapter 21;
     (6) at the request of the retirement board, certify the names of all persons who are eligible for membership or who are members of the retirement system;
     (7) notify the retirement board of the employment of a person eligible for membership and forward the person's membership application to the board;
     (8) if the employer has converted to earned compensation amounts excluded from earned compensation, for each retiring member, certify to the board the amounts reported to the system in each of the 5 years preceding the member's retirement.

     History: En. 75-6214 by Sec. 109, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 127, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 331, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6214(part); amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 464, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 494, L. 1987; Sec. 19-4-208, MCA 1991; redes. 19-20-208 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 442, L. 1997.