Montana § 7-32-2133 Qualifications For Election Or Appointment To Office Of Sheriff

Montana Statutes

§ 7-32-2133 — Qualifications For Election Or Appointment To Office Of Sheriff

Montana·Title 7 LOCAL GOVERNMENT·Ch. 32 LAW ENFORCEMENT·Part 21 Sheriff's Office

7-32-2133 . Qualifications for election or appointment to office of sheriff.

(1)In addition to meeting the qualifications for county office provided in 7-4-2201 , a person is not eligible for the position of sheriff at the time of election or appointment unless the individual:

(a)is a high school graduate or has been issued a high school equivalency diploma by the superintendent of public instruction or by an appropriate issuing agency of another state or of the federal government;

(b)is at least 18 years of age;

(c)is a United States citizen;

(d)possesses or is eligible to possess a valid Montana driver's license;

(e)has not been convicted of a crime for which the person could have been imprisoned in a federal or state penitentiary; and

(f)is eligible to receive and disseminate cri

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7-32-2133 . Qualifications for election or appointment to office of sheriff. (1) In addition to meeting the qualifications for county office provided in 7-4-2201 , a person is not eligible for the position of sheriff at the time of election or appointment unless the individual:
(a) is a high school graduate or has been issued a high school equivalency diploma by the superintendent of public instruction or by an appropriate issuing agency of another state or of the federal government;
(b) is at least 18 years of age;
(c) is a United States citizen;
(d) possesses or is eligible to possess a valid Montana driver's license;
(e) has not been convicted of a crime for which the person could have been imprisoned in a federal or state penitentiary; and
(f) is eligible to receive and disseminate criminal justice information through the criminal justice information network as defined in 44-2-301 .
(2) An elected or appointed sheriff who fails to obtain access to the criminal justice information network as required in subsection (1)(f) forfeits office for failure to satisfactorily meet the qualifications required of a sheriff.

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