Montana Code Annotated 2009

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     7-32-2107. Tenure for deputy sheriffs -- grounds for termination of employment -- restrictions on evaluations. (1) A deputy sheriff shall continue in service until relieved of employment in the manner provided in this part and only for one or more of the following specified causes:
     (a) conviction of a felony subsequent to the commencement of employment;
     (b) willful disobedience of an order or orders given by the sheriff;
     (c) drinking intoxicating liquor while in uniform or while on official duty or being intoxicated in a public place while in uniform or while on official duty;
     (d) sleeping while on duty;
     (e) incapacity materially affecting ability to perform official duties; or
     (f) gross inefficiency in the performance of official duties.
     (2) Quotas for investigative stops, citations, or arrests may not be established and may not be used in evaluating deputies.

     History: En. Sec. 4598, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3124, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4879, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4879, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 257, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 66, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 81, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 62, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 188, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-3705(5); amd. Sec. 691, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 244, L. 2007.

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