1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 50
  3. CHAPTER 63
  4. Part 2
  5. 50-63-202 Fire chief or sheriff to conduct investigation

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 63. INVESTIGATION OF FIRES

Part 2. Initial Investigation

Fire Chief Or Sheriff To Conduct Investigation

50-63-202. Fire chief or sheriff to conduct investigation. If the fire occurs within a municipality, organized fire district, or fire service area, the chief of the governmental fire agency organized under Title 7, chapter 33, having jurisdiction or the chief's designee shall conduct the investigation. If the fire occurs outside a municipality, organized fire district, or fire service area, the county sheriff shall conduct the investigation or ensure that an investigation is conducted.

History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 148, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 2743, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2743, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 229, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1209(part); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 212, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 449, L. 2007.