{"data":{"id":"us-mt/19-6-803","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"19-6-803","heading":"Application to purchase law enforcement service performed in another state.","body":"(1) (a) Subject to subsection (1)(b) and 19-6-805, a member may, at any time before retirement, file a written application with the board to purchase 1 year of out-of-state law enforcement employment for each year of service credit, unless the member is eligible to receive a retirement benefit in another system or plan for that same service.\n(b) A member must have at least the following years of membership service to apply to purchase service credit under this section:\n(i) for a member hired before July 1, 2013, 5 years; and\n(ii) for a member hired on or after July 1, 2013, 10 years.\n(2) To purchase this service credit, a member shall pay the actuarial cost of the service credit in the retirement system, as determined by the board, based on:\n(a) the member's compensation for the 12 months immediately preceding the date of the member's election to purchase the service credit under the retirement system; and\n(b) the actuarial rate in effect at the time of purchase of service credit.\n(3) Service credit purchased under this section may not be used to qualify a member to purchase military service credit under 19-6-801.\n(4) Service credit purchased under this section may not be used in calculating a member's retirement benefit unless the last 5 years of service credit were earned under the retirement system. If, upon retirement, a member's purchased service credit may not be used in calculating the member's retirement benefit, the member must receive a refund of the amount paid by the member to purchase the service credit, plus regular interest on that amount.","path":["TITLE 19. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 6. HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS' RETIREMENT","Part 8. Service Credit"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0190/chapter_0060/part_0080/section_0030/0190-0060-0080-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:54Z","sha256":"e1e897a0b1bfda6a99523cfa58a7c61388619a18d7683aa514197ad48acb14d4","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/19-6-802","next":"us-mt/19-6-804"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}