Montana § 19-19-501 - Service Retirement Allowance
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 19-19-501 — Service Retirement Allowance, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-19-501. Service Retirement Allowance
Service retirement allowance. When a police officer is transferred from the active list to the retired list of a city, the officer must receive monthly payments from the city's police retirement fund, as follows: (1) A police officer who is eligible under 19-19-401 (1) or (2) and does not elect to serve any additional years as an active police officer must receive a sum equal to one-half the base salary, excluding overtime and payments in lieu of sick leave and annual leave, that the officer was receiving as an active officer computed on the highest salary received in any 1 month during the last year of active service. (2) A police officer who is eligible after 20 years of service and who elects to serve additional years must receive the payment provided for in subsection (1) plus an additional 1% of the payment for each year of additional service, up to a maximum of 60% of the base salary, excluding overtime and payments in lieu of sick leave and annual leave, that the officer was receiving as an active officer computed on the highest salary received in any 1 month during the last year of active service.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 19-19-501 cover?
Section 19-19-501 ("Service Retirement Allowance") 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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