{"data":{"id":"us-mt/19-3-501","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"19-3-501","heading":"Absence not included in service.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in this part, time during which a member is absent from service may not be included in the calculation of service credit.","path":["TITLE 19. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM","Part 5. Service Credit"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0190/chapter_0030/part_0050/section_0010/0190-0030-0050-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:46Z","sha256":"5c2fa8b2d6ad21d2dc8ef6bbddbe3293221e9fb652fd0840f8b8be54d673762c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/19-3-413","next":"us-mt/19-3-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}