{"data":{"id":"us-mt/19-2-701","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"19-2-701","heading":"Service credit.","body":"(1) Service credit for all covered employment with each employer will be credited to a retirement system on a cumulative basis for all purposes, including but not limited to calculation of benefits and application of any maximum hour restrictions, limitations, or requirements. A member may not be credited with more than full-time service credit as a result of this cumulation of service credit. Subject to the provisions of chapters 3, 5 through 9, and 13, a member must receive 1 month of service credit for each full month of service under rules adopted by the board.\n(2) Service credits must be used in calculating a retirement or survivorship benefit.\n(3) A retired member is not eligible to earn service credit.","path":["TITLE 19. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT GENERAL PROVISIONS","Part 7. Service Credit and Additional Contributions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0190/chapter_0020/part_0070/section_0010/0190-0020-0070-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:44Z","sha256":"e3b9334b62a07e20fa22602ff3fe95c3cb491ddd436dcc9c72d4d0d025ef91df","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/19-2-603","next":"us-mt/19-2-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}