Montana § 44-1-806 Disciplinary Action

Montana Statutes

§ 44-1-806 — Disciplinary Action

Montana § 44-1-806

Title 44LAW ENFORCEMENT

Ch. 1HIGHWAY PATROL

Part 8Disciplinary Action -- Hearing and Decision

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 44-1-806 (2026).

Text

44-1-806 . Disciplinary action.

(1)If after a hearing, the department of justice finds that any charge or charges made against the patrol officer are true, it may punish the patrol officer by suspension without pay, demotion, or discharge.

(2)A discharge after a hearing is exempt from the Wrongful Discharge From Employment Act as provided in 39-2-912 .

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 5, Ch. 199, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 187, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 219, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 268, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 225, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 109, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 55, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 188, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 483, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 343, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 31-105(12)(a); amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 7, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 713, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 90, L. 2009.