Montana § 19-19-202 - Limit On Use Of Fund
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 19-19-202 — Limit On Use Of Fund, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-19-202. Limit On Use Of Fund
Limit on use of fund. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a police retirement fund may not be used for any purpose other than to make payments authorized by this chapter to members of the police department on the retired list and to make authorized investments. (2) When a city or town no longer employs a police officer eligible to receive benefits paid from the city's or town's police retirement fund and when there are no retired police officers or beneficiaries eligible to receive benefits from the fund, the city or town shall dissolve the fund and pay to the state auditor, for deposit in the general fund, an amount proportional to the prior contributions made by the state under 19-19-305 , as determined by the state auditor. Any remaining money in the fund must be transferred to the city or town general fund to be used by the city or town for any authorized city or town purpose.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-19-202 ("Limit On Use Of Fund") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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