{"data":{"id":"us-mt/19-9-1101","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"19-9-1101","heading":"Preretirement death benefits.","body":"(1) On the death of an active member, the member's surviving spouse or dependent child is eligible for benefits equal to one-half of the member's final average compensation, payable as provided in 19-9-804(2). If the deceased member has completed over 20 years of membership service, the survivorship benefit must equal 2.5% of the member's final average compensation for each year of service credit.\n(2) On the death of an inactive member, the member's surviving spouse or dependent child is eligible for a lump-sum refund of the accumulated contributions standing to the member's credit at the time of the member's death.","path":["TITLE 19. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 9. POLICE RETIREMENT -- STATEWIDE PLAN","Part 11. Survivorship Benefits and Death Payments"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0190/chapter_0090/part_0110/section_0010/0190-0090-0110-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:00Z","sha256":"a298500f91cc70ba69708be9dc7bd356c7be7a46f91a131f0bd58401bda5d2fe","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/19-9-1020","next":"us-mt/19-9-1102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}