{"data":{"id":"us-mt/19-5-501","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"19-5-501","heading":"Eligibility for service retirement.","body":"(1) Subject to a member's right to a refund of the member's accumulated contributions under Title 19, chapter 2, part 6, a vested member who has reached the age of 60 has attained normal retirement age and is eligible to receive the nonforfeitable service retirement benefit provided in 19-5-502.\n(2) Retirement benefits may not be approved by the board while the member is drawing full compensation as a judge or justice. However, benefits may not be withheld for receiving compensation as a judge pro tempore.","path":["TITLE 19. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 5. JUDGES' RETIREMENT","Part 5. Service Retirement Benefits"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0190/chapter_0050/part_0050/section_0010/0190-0050-0050-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:52Z","sha256":"0e4cb7e6089288a518ce8f75f4110b8be348189365b0f4b803509cf7d4662087","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/19-5-411","next":"us-mt/19-5-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}