19-1-104. Retirement systems to be considered separate. (1) Pursuant to section 218(d)(6) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 418(d)(6), the public employees’ retirement system of the state of Montana is, for the purposes of this chapter, considered a separate retirement system with respect to the state and a separate retirement system with respect to each political subdivision having positions covered by the system.

Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Montana Code 19-1-104

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(2)Pursuant to section 218(c) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 418(c), the Montana judges’ retirement system, the sheriffs’ retirement system, the Montana state game wardens’ and peace officers’ retirement system, the highway patrol officers’ retirement system of the state of Montana, the public employees’ retirement system of the state of Montana, and each municipal police retirement fund and each city participating in the municipal police officers’ retirement system are, for the purposes of this chapter, considered separate retirement systems with respect to the state and separate retirement systems with respect to each political subdivision having positions covered by those systems.