{"data":{"id":"us-mt/19-13-701","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"19-13-701","heading":"Eligibility for service retirement.","body":"(1) Subject to a member's right to a refund of the member's accumulated contributions under Title 19, chapter 2, part 6, the following members are eligible to receive a nonforfeitable service retirement benefit under 19-13-704:\n(a) a member who has completed 20 years or more of membership service; or\n(b) a vested member who terminates service before completing 20 years of service and applies for a service retirement upon reaching age 50.\n(2) For purposes of compliance with section 411 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 411, a member described in subsection (1)(b) is treated as having attained normal retirement age and has a nonforfeitable right to the member's service retirement.","path":["TITLE 19. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 13. FIREFIGHTERS' UNIFIED RETIREMENT SYSTEM","Part 7. Service Retirement Benefits"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0190/chapter_0130/part_0070/section_0010/0190-0130-0070-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:03Z","sha256":"2a7043a114c5ecbd0300264fec2722c77460699d4b1e990b5d4019e9febff46c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/19-13-615","next":"us-mt/19-13-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}