Montana § 19-5-801 - Payments Upon Employment-Related Death
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 19-5-801 — Payments Upon Employment-Related Death, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-5-801. Payments Upon Employment-Related Death
Payments upon employment-related death. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), if the board finds that a member died as a direct and proximate result of injury received in the course of the member's service or duty, a survivorship benefit must be paid to the member's designated beneficiary. (2) The survivorship benefit is the member's service retirement benefit standing to the member's credit on the date of death. (3) If the member was retired at the time of death, the provisions of 19-5-701 and 19-5-802 (2) through (4) apply.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 19-5-801 cover?
Section 19-5-801 ("Payments Upon Employment-Related Death") 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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