{"data":{"id":"us-mt/19-2-702","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"19-2-702","heading":"Membership service.","body":"A member who is not retired must receive membership service for all periods of service, regardless of hours worked or compensation received during that service. The membership service must be used to determine:\n(1) whether a member is vested;\n(2) when the member is eligible for service retirement, early retirement, or disability retirement; or\n(3) the eligibility of beneficiaries for survivorship benefits.","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_0020/0190-0020-0070-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:44Z","sha256":"ef2ab5f448d08d56bd5ecd1b64e8799d55336009d0e53b8dab737e7db3a080c4","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/19-2-701","next":"us-mt/19-2-703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}