{"data":{"id":"us-mt/19-7-501","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"19-7-501","heading":"Eligibility for service retirement.","body":"(1) (a) Subject to a member's right to a refund of the member's accumulated contributions under Title 19, chapter 2, part 6, a member hired on or before June 30, 2023, who has completed at least 20 years of membership service is eligible for a nonforfeitable service retirement benefit under 19-7-503.\n(b) Subject to a member's right to a refund of the member's accumulated contributions under Title 19, chapter 2, part 6, a member hired on or after July 1, 2023, who has completed at least 20 years of membership service and reached 50 years of age is eligible for a nonforfeitable service retirement benefit under 19-7-503.\n(2) For purposes of compliance with section 411 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 411, a vested member described in subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) is treated as having attained normal retirement age and has a nonforfeitable right to the member's service retirement.","path":["TITLE 19. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 7. SHERIFFS' RETIREMENT","Part 5. Service Retirement Benefits"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0190/chapter_0070/part_0050/section_0010/0190-0070-0050-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:55Z","sha256":"51a600c4e9cec239b791bd5470b4e67c42dfc2800e68b163f88d7bd27a761557","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/19-7-410","next":"us-mt/19-7-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}