Mont. Code Ann. § 19-5-801
Payments upon employment-related death
En. Sec. 17, Ch. 289, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1123; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-5-603, MCA 1991; redes. 19-5-801 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 370, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 283, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 178, L. 2013.
- (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.
History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 289, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1123; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-5-603, MCA 1991; redes. 19-5-801 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 370, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 283, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 178, L. 2013.