Montana § 44-1-1101 Duty Of Patrol Officer Upon Making Arrest

Montana Statutes

§ 44-1-1101 — Duty Of Patrol Officer Upon Making Arrest

Montana § 44-1-1101

Title 44LAW ENFORCEMENT

Ch. 1HIGHWAY PATROL

Part 11Procedure for Arrests

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Mont. Code Ann. § 44-1-1101 (2026).

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44-1-1101 . Duty of patrol officer upon making arrest. Upon making an arrest, a patrol officer shall:

(1)deliver the offender to the nearest justice of the peace during office hours or to the county jail;

(2)give the offender a summons describing the nature of the offense with instructions for the offender to report to the nearest justice of the peace; or

(3)(a) accept bail determined pursuant to Title 46, chapter 9, part 3; or

(b)with the offender's permission, accept the offender's driver's license in lieu of bail if the summons describes a violation of any offense in Title 61, chapters 3 through 10, except chapter 8, part 4, and if the offender is the holder of an unexpired driver's license.

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44-1-1101 . Duty of patrol officer upon making arrest. Upon making an arrest, a patrol officer shall:
(1) deliver the offender to the nearest justice of the peace during office hours or to the county jail;
(2) give the offender a summons describing the nature of the offense with instructions for the offender to report to the nearest justice of the peace; or
(3) (a) accept bail determined pursuant to Title 46, chapter 9, part 3; or
(b) with the offender's permission, accept the offender's driver's license in lieu of bail if the summons describes a violation of any offense in Title 61, chapters 3 through 10, except chapter 8, part 4, and if the offender is the holder of an unexpired driver's license.