{"data":{"id":"us-mt/19-7-601","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"19-7-601","heading":"Disability retirement benefit.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a vested member who becomes disabled must be granted a disability retirement benefit that is the actuarial equivalent of the service retirement benefit under 19-7-503 standing to the member's credit at the time of the member's disability retirement.\n(2) A vested or nonvested member who becomes disabled as a direct result of the member's service in the line of duty:\n(a) before completing 20 years of membership service must receive a disability retirement benefit equal to one-half the member's highest average compensation; or\n(b) after completing 20 years or more of membership service must receive a disability retirement benefit equal to 2.5% of the member's highest average compensation for each year of service credit.","path":["TITLE 19. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 7. SHERIFFS' RETIREMENT","Part 6. Disability Retirement Benefits"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0190/chapter_0070/part_0060/section_0010/0190-0070-0060-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:55Z","sha256":"482127d12186c844d838dd7643944389b5c3145a487c47986ed6ca0328645784","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/19-7-504","next":"us-mt/19-7-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}