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MT Code § 7-32-123 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 1. Department of Public Safety|7-32-123. Appointment to five-member public safety commission

  7-32-123. Appointment to five-member public safety commission. (1) Upon the creation of a five-member commission:   (a) two members must be appointed by the legislative body of the city or town;   (b) two members must be appointed by the board of county commissioners; and   (c) one member must be appointed by the members of the board of county commissioners and the members of the legislative body of the city or town, meeting in joint session.   (2) In order to be appointed, a candidate for the appointment to a five-member commission by the joint meeting must receive a majority of the votes of the members of the board of county commissioners and a majority of the votes of members of the legislative body of the city or town voting on the question.   (3) Initially, two commission members shall each serve a 4-year term and three commission members shall each serve a 2-year term. Each commission member shall draw a lot to determine the length of the member's term.   History: En. 69-2726.1 by Sec. 2, Ch. 146, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2726.1(2); amd. Sec. 680, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-32-124 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 1. Department of Public Safety|7-32-124. Appointment to seven-member public safety commission

  7-32-124. Appointment to seven-member public safety commission. (1) Upon the creation of a seven-member commission:   (a) three members must be appointed by the legislative body of the city or town;   (b) three members must be appointed by the board of county commissioners; and   (c) one member must be appointed by the members of the board of county commissioners and the members of the city or town, meeting in joint session.   (2) In order to be appointed, a candidate for the appointment to a seven-member commission by the joint meeting must receive a majority of the votes of the members of the board of county commissioners and a majority of the votes of the members of the legislative body of the city or town voting on the question.   (3) Initially, three commission members shall each serve a 4-year term and four commission members shall each serve a 2-year term. Each commission member shall draw a lot to determine the length of the member's term.   History: En. 69-2726.1 by Sec. 2, Ch. 146, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2726.1(3); amd. Sec. 681, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-32-125 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 1. Department of Public Safety|7-32-125. Residency requirements for public safety commissioners

  7-32-125. Residency requirements for public safety commissioners. Each commission member shall reside at the time of appointment within the county if selected by the board of county commissioners or within the city or town by which appointed.   History: En. 69-2726.1 by Sec. 2, Ch. 146, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2726.1(4); amd. Sec. 682, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-32-126 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 1. Department of Public Safety|7-32-126. Vacancies and succession

  7-32-126. Vacancies and succession. (1) In case of a vacancy for any cause, a new member must be appointed in the same manner as the person replaced. The appointee shall serve out the unexpired portion of the term of the person replaced.   (2) The successor for a commission member whose term has expired must be appointed in the same manner used to appoint the commission member that the person succeeds.   (3) A member of a public safety commission is eligible for reappointment to the commission at the end of a term.   History: En. 69-2726.2 by Sec. 3, Ch. 146, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2726.2(1) thru (3); amd. Sec. 683, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-32-127 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 1. Department of Public Safety|7-32-127. Organization of public safety commission

  7-32-127. Organization of public safety commission. (1) Not later than 60 days after the commission is authorized, the members of the commission shall meet and organize at a time that must be set by the board of county commissioners and the legislative body of the city or town.   (2) At the first meeting of the commission, the member jointly appointed by the board of county commissioners and the legislative body of the city or town must be designated by the commission to serve as temporary presiding officer. As its first official act, the commission members shall select a presiding officer and vice presiding officer from the members of the commission.   (3) The presiding officer of the commission shall preside over all meetings and hearings of the commission. In the absence or inability of the presiding officer, the vice presiding officer shall preside over all meetings and hearings of the commission.   History: En. 69-2726.3 by Sec. 4, Ch. 146, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 69-2726.3(1) thru (3); amd. Sec. 684, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-32-128 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 1. Department of Public Safety|7-32-128. Meetings

  7-32-128. Meetings. Meetings of the commission must be held upon call of the presiding officer, the vice presiding officer in the absence or inability of the presiding officer, or a majority of the commission members. Hearings in all cases involving employee discharge or termination must be held upon request of the employee discharged or terminated.   History: En. 69-2726.3 by Sec. 4, Ch. 146, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 69-2726.3(4); amd. Sec. 685, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-32-129 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 1. Department of Public Safety|7-32-129. Compensation and expenses

  7-32-129. Compensation and expenses. Members of a public safety commission shall receive no compensation but may receive actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. Such costs shall be borne by the county if the commission member is appointed by the board of county commissioners, by the city or town by which appointed, or borne equally by the county and city or town if jointly appointed.   History: En. 69-2726.2 by Sec. 3, Ch. 146, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2726.2(4).
MT Code § 7-32-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-201. Definitions

  7-32-201. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:  (1) "Auxiliary officer" means an unsworn, part-time, volunteer member of a law enforcement agency who may perform but is not limited to the performance of such functions as civil defense, search and rescue, office duties, crowd and traffic control, and crime prevention activities.   (2) "Council" means the Montana public safety officer standards and training council established in 2-15-2029.   (3) "General law enforcement duties" means patrol operations performed for detection, prevention, and suppression of crime and the enforcement of criminal and traffic codes of this state and its local governments.   (4) "Law enforcement agency" means a law enforcement service provided directly by a local government.   (5) "Law enforcement officer" means a sworn, full-time, employed member of a law enforcement agency who is a peace officer, as defined in 46-1-202, and has arrest authority, as described in 46-6-210.   (6) "Reserve officer" means a sworn, part-time, volunteer member of a law enforcement agency or a part-time, paid member of a law enforcement agency serving as a court officer as provided in 3-6-303. The volunteer member or the part-time paid member is a peace officer, as defined in 46-1-202, and has arrest authority, as described in 46-6-210, only when authorized to perform these functions as a representative of the law enforcement agency.   (7) "Special services officer" means an unsworn, part-time, volunteer member of a law enforcement agency who may perform functions, other than general law enforcement duties, that require specialized skills, training, and qualifications, who may be required to train with a firearm, and who may carry a firearm while on assigned duty as provided in 7-32-239.   History: En. 11-1851 by Sec. 1, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1855(part); amd. Sec. 251, Ch. 800, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 82, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 506, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 195, L. 2021.
MT Code § 7-32-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-202. Prohibition on participation in certain pension and retirement systems

  7-32-202. Prohibition on participation in certain pension and retirement systems. (1) A reserve officer may not participate in any pension or retirement system established for full-time law enforcement officers.   (2) An auxiliary officer may not participate in any pension or retirement system established for full-time law enforcement officers.   History: (1)En. 11-1852 by Sec. 2, Ch. 85, L. 1977; Sec. 11-1856, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. 11-1854 by Sec. 4, Ch. 85, L. 1977; Sec. 11-1858, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1856(9), 11-1858(3).
MT Code § 7-32-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-203. Provision of workers' compensation coverage

  7-32-203. Provision of workers' compensation coverage. (1) Each law enforcement agency that utilizes reserve officers or special services officers shall provide full workers' compensation coverage for the officers while they are providing actual service for a law enforcement agency. The law enforcement agencies shall pay to the insurer an appropriate premium, as established by the insurer, to cover the insurance risk of providing coverage to the officers.   (2) Each law enforcement agency that utilizes auxiliary officers shall provide full workers' compensation coverage for the officers while they are providing actual service for a law enforcement agency.   History: (1)En. 11-1852 by Sec. 2, Ch. 85, L. 1977; Sec. 11-1856, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. 11-1854 by Sec. 4, Ch. 85, L. 1977; Sec. 11-1858, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1856(10), 11-1858(4); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 92, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 82, L. 1999.
MT Code § 7-32-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-204. through 7-32-210 reserved

  7-32-204 through 7-32-210 reserved.
MT Code § 7-32-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-211. Reserve officers authorized

  7-32-211. Reserve officers authorized. A local government may authorize reserve officers. A person who meets minimum standards for appointment as a peace officer may be appointed as a reserve officer.   History: En. 11-1852 by Sec. 2, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1856(part).
MT Code § 7-32-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-212. Prohibition on reduction of full-time officers

  7-32-212. Prohibition on reduction of full-time officers. A local government may not reduce the authorized number of full-time law enforcement officers through the appointment or utilization of reserve officers.   History: En. 11-1852 by Sec. 2, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1856(11).
MT Code § 7-32-213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-213. Qualifications for appointment as reserve officer

  7-32-213. Qualifications for appointment as reserve officer. To be appointed a reserve officer, a person:   (1) must have resided in the state continuously for at least 1 year prior to the appointment and in the county where the appointment is made for a period of at least 6 months prior to the date of the appointment;   (2) must be a citizen of the United States;   (3) must be at least 18 years of age;   (4) must be fingerprinted, and a search must be made of local, state, and national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record;   (5) may not have been convicted of a crime for which the person could have been imprisoned in a federal penitentiary or state prison;   (6) must be of good moral character as determined by a thorough background investigation;   (7) must be a graduate of an accredited high school or the equivalent;   (8) must be examined by a licensed physician within 30 days immediately preceding the date of appointment and pronounced in good physical condition; and   (9) must possess a valid Montana driver's license.   History: En. 11-1852 by Sec. 2, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1856(part); amd. Sec. 686, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-32-214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-214. Basic training program required

  7-32-214. Basic training program required. (1) A reserve officer may not be authorized to function as a representative of a law enforcement agency performing general law enforcement duties after 2 years from the original appointment unless the reserve officer has satisfactorily completed a minimum 88-hour basic training program that must include but need not be limited to the following course content:   (a) introduction and orientation--1 hour;   (b) police ethics and professionalism--1 hour;   (c) criminal law--4 hours;   (d) laws of arrest--4 hours;   (e) criminal evidence--4 hours;   (f) administration of criminal law--2 hours;   (g) communications, reports, and records--2 hours;   (h) crime investigations--3 hours;   (i) interviews and interrogations--2 hours;   (j) patrol procedures--6 hours;   (k) crisis intervention--4 hours;   (l) police human and community relations--3 hours;   (m) juvenile procedures--2 hours;   (n) defensive tactics--4 hours;   (o) crowd control tactics--4 hours;   (p) firearms training--30 hours;   (q) first aid--10 hours; and   (r) examination--2 hours.   (2) The law enforcement agency is responsible for training its reserve officers in accordance with minimum training standards established by the council.   History: En. 11-1852 by Sec. 2, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1856(2),(3); amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 506, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-32-215 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-215. Reserve manual required

  7-32-215. Reserve manual required. The authorizing law enforcement agency establishing a law enforcement reserve force shall adopt and publish a manual setting forth the minimum qualifications, minimum training standards, and standard operating procedures for reserve officers.   History: En. 11-1853 by Sec. 3, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1857.
MT Code § 7-32-216 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-216. Limitations on activities of reserve officers

  7-32-216. Limitations on activities of reserve officers. (1) A reserve officer may serve as a peace officer only on the orders and at the direction of the chief law enforcement administrator of the local government.  (2) Except for a reserve officer serving as a court officer as provided in 3-6-303, a reserve officer may act only in a supplementary capacity to the law enforcement agency.   (3) Reserve officers:   (a) are subordinate to full-time law enforcement officers; and   (b) may not serve unless supervised by a full-time law enforcement officer whose span of control would be considered within reasonable limits.   History: En. 11-1852 by Sec. 2, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1856(part); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 195, L. 2021.
MT Code § 7-32-217 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-217. Restrictions on carrying weapons

  7-32-217. Restrictions on carrying weapons. No reserve officer may carry a weapon:   (1) while on assigned duty until the reserve officer has qualified on the firing range with a weapon in compliance with the firearms qualifying course conducted by the Montana law enforcement academy; and   (2) until authorized by the chief law enforcement administrator to carry a weapon.   History: En. 11-1852 by Sec. 2, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1856(7).
MT Code § 7-32-218 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-218. Status of reserve officer upon activation

  7-32-218. Status of reserve officer upon activation. A reserve officer is vested with the same powers, rights, privileges, obligations, and duties as any other peace officer of this state upon being activated by the chief law enforcement administrator of the local government and while on assigned duty only.   History: En. 11-1852 by Sec. 2, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1856(8).
MT Code § 7-32-219 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-219. Reserve force coordinator

  7-32-219. Reserve force coordinator. The chief law enforcement administrator of a law enforcement agency with reserve officers shall appoint a full-time law enforcement officer of the agency as a reserve force coordinator. The reserve force coordinator shall coordinate the activities of the reserve force with those of the law enforcement agency.   History: En. 11-1852 by Sec. 2, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1856(part).
MT Code § 7-32-220 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-220. Appointment of reserve officer to full-time position

  7-32-220. Appointment of reserve officer to full-time position. A reserve officer may be appointed as a full-time law enforcement officer through the procedures provided in Montana law for such appointments.   History: En. 11-1852 by Sec. 2, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1856(part).
MT Code § 7-32-221 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-221. Termination of reserve officers

  7-32-221. Termination of reserve officers. Reserve officers serve at the pleasure of the chief law enforcement administrator and may be terminated at any time by the chief law enforcement administrator by written notification without any cause.   History: En. 11-1852 by Sec. 2, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1856(12).
MT Code § 7-32-222 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-222. Reserve officer change in residency

  7-32-222. Reserve officer change in residency. A reserve officer may change permanent residency to another county and remain a member of the reserve officer unit to which the reserve officer was appointed provided that:   (1) the statutory basic training requirements have been met;   (2) the probationary period established by the law enforcement agency is completed; and   (3) approval for continuing membership is granted by the chief law enforcement administrator controlling the reserve unit.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 82, L. 1999.
MT Code § 7-32-223 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-223. through 7-32-230 reserved

  7-32-223 through 7-32-230 reserved.
MT Code § 7-32-231 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-231. Auxiliary officers authorized

  7-32-231. Auxiliary officers authorized. A local government may authorize auxiliary officers only on the orders and at the direction of the chief law enforcement administrator of the local government.   History: En. 11-1854 by Sec. 4, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1858(part).
MT Code § 7-32-232 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-232. Role of auxiliary officers

  7-32-232. Role of auxiliary officers. (1) Auxiliary officers:  (a) are subordinate to full-time law enforcement officers; and   (b) may not serve unless supervised by a full-time law enforcement officer.   (2) An auxiliary officer may carry a weapon while on an official search and rescue mission with prior approval from the sheriff.   History: En. 11-1854 by Sec. 4, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1858(1)(a), (b), (2); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 218, L. 2021.
MT Code § 7-32-233 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-233. Limitation on arrest authority of auxiliary officer

  7-32-233. Limitation on arrest authority of auxiliary officer. An auxiliary officer has only the arrest authority granted a private person in 46-6-502.   History: En. 11-1851 by Sec. 1, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1855(part); amd. Sec. 252, Ch. 800, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-32-234 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers|7-32-234. Exceptions

  7-32-234. Exceptions. Provisions of 7-32-211, 7-32-213, and 7-32-214 do not apply to auxiliary officers, to special services officers, to sworn volunteer peace officers who are not assigned to general law enforcement duties, or to members of a posse organized to quell public disturbance or domestic violence in accordance with 7-32-2121(6).   History: En. 11-1855 by Sec. 5, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1859; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 82, L. 1999.