10-1-1306. Ineligibility for grants, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 10. MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

CHAPTER 1. MILITIA

Part 13. Montana Military Family Relief Fund Act

Ineligibility For Grants

10-1-1306. Ineligibility for grants. (1) (a) A member who at any time prior to the disbursement of grant money receives a punitive discharge pursuant to the federal Manual for Courts-Martial or an administrative discharge with service characterized as other than honorable conditions is ineligible for any grant under 10-1-1305.

(b) A family member of a member described in subsection (1)(a) is ineligible for any grant under 10-1-1305.

(2) (a) A member and a family member of the member are ineligible for status-based and needs-based grants under 10-1-1305 if the member holds a rank or pay grade, as those terms are used in Titles 10 and 37 of the United States Code, of:

(i) 0-4 (major or lieutenant commander) or higher if a commissioned officer; or

(ii) W-4 (chief warrant officer, W-4) or higher if a warrant officer.

(b) The determination of the member's pay grade must be made at the time of application for the grant.

(3) A member is ineligible for a casualty-based grant under 10-1-1305 if:

(a) the member's injury is the result of a self-inflicted wound, willful negligence by the member, or other misconduct by the member; or

(b) the injury occurs when the member is not in an authorized duty status.

History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 311, L. 2007.