Montana Code Annotated
Part 41. Municipal Police Force
7-32-4132. Payment of partial salary amount of officer injured in performance of duty

7-32-4132. Payment of partial salary amount of officer injured in performance of duty. (1) A member of a municipal law enforcement agency of a municipality contracting for retirement coverage pursuant to 19-9-207 who is injured in the performance of the member's duties and who requires medical or other remedial treatment for injuries that render the member unable to perform the member's duties must be paid by the municipality the difference between the member's net salary, following adjustments for income taxes and pension contributions, and the amount received from workers' compensation until the disability has ceased, as determined by workers' compensation, or for a period not to exceed 1 year, whichever occurs first.
(2) To qualify for the partial salary payment provided for in subsection (1), the member of the law enforcement agency must be unable to perform the member's duties as a result of the injury.
History: En. 11-1822.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 451, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1822.1; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 290, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 251, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 562, L. 1999.

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