2022 Montana Code Annotated
Title 39. Labor
Chapter 71. Workers' Compensation
Part 23. Compensation Plan Number Three
39-71-2323. Surplus in state fund -- payment of dividends

39-71-2323. Surplus in state fund -- payment of dividends. Subject to the provisions of 39-71-2316, if at the end of any fiscal year there exists in the state fund account created by 39-71-2321 for claims for injuries resulting from accidents that occur on or after July 1, 1990, an excess of assets over liabilities, including necessary reserves and an appropriate surplus as determined by the board in accordance with 39-71-2330, and if the excess may be refunded safely, then the board, after consultation with the independent actuary engaged pursuant to 39-71-2330, may declare a dividend. The state fund must prescribe the manner of payment to those employers who have paid premiums into the state fund in excess of liabilities.

History: En. Sec. 40, Ch. 96, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 2998, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2998, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 123, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 180, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 72, Ch. 23, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 92-1110; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 283, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 613, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 4, Sp. L. May 1990; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 630, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 407, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 320, L. 2015.