1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 19
  3. CHAPTER 9
  4. Part 9
  5. 19-9-903 Amount of disability retirement benefit -- continuation of benefit after death of member

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 19. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

CHAPTER 9. POLICE RETIREMENT -- STATEWIDE PLAN

Part 9. Disability Retirement Benefits

Amount Of Disability Retirement Benefit -- Continuation Of Benefit After Death Of Member

19-9-903. Amount of disability retirement benefit -- continuation of benefit after death of member. (1) A member who becomes disabled:

(a) before completing 20 years of membership service must receive a disability retirement benefit equal to one-half the member's final average compensation; or

(b) after completing 20 years or more of membership service must receive a disability retirement benefit equal to 2.5% of the member's final average compensation for each year of service credit.

(2) Upon the death of a member receiving a disability retirement benefit under this section, the member's surviving spouse or dependent child is eligible for benefits as provided in 19-9-804.

History: En. 11-1890 by Sec. 31, Ch. 456, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1890(4), (5); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 350, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 631, L. 1991; amd. Secs. 6, 9, Ch. 822, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 199, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 98, Ch. 429, L. 2003.