{"data":{"id":"us-mt/19-3-1201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"19-3-1201","heading":"Eligibility for death payments.","body":"Upon receipt of a written application filed with the board by a designated beneficiary, the board shall grant a death payment to the designated beneficiary of any member who dies:\n(1) while in service;\n(2) while a recipient of a disability retirement benefit, if the benefit has been in effect less than 6 months;\n(3) while disabled, if the member has been continuously disabled since discontinuance of the member's service but is not receiving a disability retirement benefit; or\n(4) while an inactive member.","path":["TITLE 19. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM","Part 12. Survivorship Benefits and Death Payments"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0190/chapter_0030/part_0120/section_0010/0190-0030-0120-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:47Z","sha256":"63e24062b12fe4197e0bb80219fd69077b1c3d416f86e9564327dd169bd49b15","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/19-3-1113","next":"us-mt/19-3-1202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}