Montana § 44-4-401 Definitions

Montana Statutes

§ 44-4-401 — Definitions

Montana·Title 44 LAW ENFORCEMENT·Ch. 4 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE·Part 4 Montana Public Safety Officer Standards and Training Council

44-4-401 . Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:

(1)"Council" means the Montana public safety officer standards and training council established in 2-15-2029 .

(2)"Public safety officer" means:

(a)a corrections officer who is employed by the department of corrections, established in 2-15-2301 , and who has full-time or part-time authority or responsibility for maintaining custody of inmates in a state correctional facility for adults or juveniles;

(b)a detention officer who is employed by a county and who has full-time or part-time authority or responsibility for maintaining custody of inmates in a detention center, as defined in 7-32-2241 , or a youth detention facility, as defined in 41-5-103 ;

(c)a peace officer, as defined in 46-1-202 ;

(d)a

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44-4-401 . Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Council" means the Montana public safety officer standards and training council established in 2-15-2029 .
(2) "Public safety officer" means:
(a) a corrections officer who is employed by the department of corrections, established in 2-15-2301 , and who has full-time or part-time authority or responsibility for maintaining custody of inmates in a state correctional facility for adults or juveniles;
(b) a detention officer who is employed by a county and who has full-time or part-time authority or responsibility for maintaining custody of inmates in a detention center, as defined in 7-32-2241 , or a youth detention facility, as defined in 41-5-103 ;
(c) a peace officer, as defined in 46-1-202 ;
(d) a department of transportation employee appointed as a peace officer pursuant to 61-12-201 ;
(e) a law enforcement officer or reserve officer, as the terms are defined in 7-32-201 ;
(f) a public safety communications officer, as defined in 7-31-201 ;
(g) a probation or parole officer who is employed by the department of corrections pursuant to 46-23-1002 ;
(h) a person subject to training requirements pursuant to 44-2-113 or 44-4-902 ; and
(i) any other person required by law to meet the qualification or training standards established by the council.

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