{"data":{"id":"us-mt/19-3-902","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"19-3-902","heading":"Eligibility for early retirement.","body":"(1) A member hired prior to July 1, 2011, who:\n(a) is not eligible for service retirement but has attained age 50 and has 5 years of membership service is eligible for early retirement; or\n(b) has completed 25 years or more of membership service is eligible for early retirement.\n(2) A member hired on or after July 1, 2011, who is not eligible for service retirement but has attained age 55 and has 5 years of membership service is eligible for early retirement.","path":["TITLE 19. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM","Part 9. Service Retirement Benefits"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0190/chapter_0030/part_0090/section_0020/0190-0030-0090-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:46Z","sha256":"2e753b1fe24cefcc4ff1e4e33b6814c6099bbc765e9543c27956b8ca6bab7422","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/19-3-901","next":"us-mt/19-3-903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}