{"data":{"id":"us-mt/19-13-803","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"19-13-803","heading":"Amount of disability retirement benefit.","body":"(1) A member who becomes disabled:\n(a) before completing 20 years of membership service must receive a disability retirement benefit equal to one-half the member's highest average compensation;\n(b) after completing 20 years or more of membership service must receive a disability retirement benefit equal to 2.5% of the member's highest average compensation for each year of service credit, but no less than one-half of the member's highest average compensation.\n(2) A member who becomes disabled as a direct result of the member's service in the line of duty:\n(a) before completing 20 years of membership service must receive a line of duty disability retirement benefit equal to one-half of the member's highest average compensation; or\n(b) after completing 20 years or more of membership service must receive a line of duty disability retirement benefit equal to 2.5% of the member's highest average compensation for each year of service credit but no less than one-half of the member's highest average compensation.\n(3) 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 the benefits provided pursuant to 19-13-704(3).","path":["TITLE 19. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 13. FIREFIGHTERS' UNIFIED RETIREMENT SYSTEM","Part 8. Disability Retirement Benefits"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0190/chapter_0130/part_0080/section_0030/0190-0130-0080-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:04Z","sha256":"ec7f79e27be8240ed4b3e1f14cda801ce0609762e2a2eb99e2abdb3ea317a748","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/19-13-802","next":"us-mt/19-13-804"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}