Montana § 19-3-2116 - Vesting -- Mandatory Termination Of Membership -- Forfeitures
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 19-3-2116 — Vesting -- Mandatory Termination Of Membership -- Forfeitures, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-3-2116. Vesting -- Mandatory Termination Of Membership -- Forfeitures
Vesting -- mandatory termination of membership -- forfeitures. (1) A member's contribution account includes the member's contributions and the income on those contributions and is vested from the date that the employee becomes a member of the plan. (2) A member's employer contribution account includes the employer's contributions and the income on those contributions and is vested only when the member has a total of 5 years of membership service under the system. (3) A member's account for other contributions includes the member's rollovers of contributions made pursuant to 19-3-2115 and income on those contributions and is vested from the date that the contribution is credited to the account. (4) A member who terminates service after becoming a vested member may terminate plan membership as provided in 19-3-2123 . (5) A member who terminates service before becoming a vested member shall terminate plan membership as provided in 19-3-2123 and subject to 19-3-2126 . (6) If the member's employer contribution account is not vested upon termination of plan membership, as provided in 19-3-2123 , the employer contributions and income are forfeited and must be allocated as provided in 19-3-2117 .
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Section 19-3-2116 ("Vesting -- Mandatory Termination Of Membership -- Forfeitures") 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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