{"data":{"id":"us-mt/19-8-601","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"19-8-601","heading":"Time of 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, the following members are eligible to receive a nonforfeitable service retirement benefit under 19-8-603:\n(a) a member who has terminated service, completed at least 20 years of membership service, reached 50 years of age, and files a written application with the board; or\n(b) a vested member who terminated service before completing 20 years of membership service and applies to begin receiving a service retirement benefit upon reaching 55 years of age.\n(2) For purposes of compliance with section 411 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 411, a member described in subsection (1)(a) 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 8. GAME WARDENS' AND PEACE OFFICERS' RETIREMENT","Part 6. Service Retirement Benefits"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0190/chapter_0080/part_0060/section_0010/0190-0080-0060-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:57Z","sha256":"6ce52af2c80a02122df2a46ab64477af50596379ffda9a0fecaaf80207fa9edb","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/19-8-505","next":"us-mt/19-8-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}