Montana § 19-19-401 - Eligibility For Service Retirement
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 19-19-401 — Eligibility For Service Retirement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-19-401. Eligibility For Service Retirement
Eligibility for service retirement. The following persons are eligible for the police retired list of a city and may retire as provided in this section: (1) A person who is employed by any city as a police officer on July 1, 1975, is eligible for the police retired list when the person has completed 20 years or more in the aggregate as a probationary officer, a regular officer, or a special officer of the police department, in any capacity or rank. (2) A person who is first employed by a city as a police officer after July 1, 1975, is eligible for the police retired list when the person has reached the age of 50 and has completed 20 years or more in the aggregate as a probationary officer, a regular officer, or a special officer of the police department, in any capacity or rank.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-19-401 ("Eligibility For Service Retirement") 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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