7-32-232. Role of auxiliary officers -- when auxiliary officers may carry less than lethal weapons, MCA
  1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 7
  3. CHAPTER 32
  4. Part 2
  5. 7-32-232 Role of auxiliary officers -- when auxiliary officers may carry less than lethal weapons

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 32. LAW ENFORCEMENT

Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers

Role Of Auxiliary Officers -- When Auxiliary Officers May Carry Less Than Lethal Weapons

7-32-232. Role of auxiliary officers -- when auxiliary officers may carry less than lethal weapons. (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) (a) An auxiliary officer may carry a weapon while on an official search and rescue mission with prior approval from the sheriff.

(b) An auxiliary officer may carry a less than lethal weapon after completing related training prescribed by the auxiliary officer's authorizing law enforcement agency.

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; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 575, L. 2023.