Eligibility for service retirement
A member who has at least 5 full years of creditable service and who has attained the age of 60 or has been credited with full-time or part-time creditable service in 25 or more years may retire from service if the member has terminated employment in all positions from which the member is eligible to retire and files with the retirement board a written application.
(1) A tier one member is eligible to receive a service retirement allowance calculated under 19-20-804(1) if the member:
(a) has been credited with at least 5 full years of creditable service and has attained the age of 60; or
(b) has been credited with full-time or part-time creditable service in 25 or more years.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a tier two member is eligible to receive a service retirement allowance calculated under 19-20-804(1) if the member:
(a) has been credited with at least 5 full years of creditable service and has attained the age of 60; or
(b) has been credited with full-time or part-time creditable service in 30 or more years and has attained the age of 55.
(3) A tier two member who has been credited with 30 or more years of creditable service and has attained the age of 60 is eligible for a professional retirement option allowance calculated under 19-20-804(2).
(4) To receive a retirement allowance under 19-20-804, the member must have terminated employment in all positions reportable to the retirement system and must file a written application with the retirement board.
(5) A vested member who has attained normal retirement age has a nonforfeitable right to the benefits accrued and payable under the provisions of this chapter, subject to the member's right to a refund of the member's accumulated contributions under 19-20-603.
Eligibility for service retirement
A member who has at least 5 full years of creditable service and who has attained the age of 60 or has been credited with full-time or part-time creditable service in 25 or more years may retire from service if the member has terminated employment in all positions from which the member is eligible to retire and files with the retirement board a written application.
| EnactedEn. 75-6208 by SectionSec. 103, ChapterCh. 5, Laws ofL. 1971 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 2, ChapterCh. 57, Laws ofL. 1971 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 2, ChapterCh. 422, Laws ofL. 1971 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 4, ChapterCh. 507, Laws ofL. 1973 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 3, ChapterCh. 26, Laws ofL. 1975 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 5, ChapterCh. 127, Laws ofL. 1977 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 5, ChapterCh. 331, Laws ofL. 1977 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 443, Laws ofL. 1977 |
| Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 75-6208(2)(a) |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 3, ChapterCh. 527, Laws ofL. 1983 |
| SectionSec. 19-4-801, Montana Code AnnotatedMCA 1991 |
| RedesignatedRedes. 19-20-801 by Code Commissioner, 1993 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 22, ChapterCh. 442, Laws ofL. 1997 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 20, ChapterCh. 111, Laws ofL. 1999 (HB 118 - Mood, Douglas (R) HD 58) |