{"data":{"id":"us-mt/19-8-701","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"19-8-701","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 19-8-603 standing to the member's credit at the time of the member's disability retirement.\n(2) A vested 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 8. GAME WARDENS' AND PEACE OFFICERS' RETIREMENT","Part 7. Disability Retirement Benefits"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0190/chapter_0080/part_0070/section_0010/0190-0080-0070-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:57Z","sha256":"90d40b2295afba8b81bd7f7f6fba2bf11d2be9952b5dc922e96a55da94564762","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/19-8-604","next":"us-mt/19-8-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}