Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 6. ARREST

Part 4. Arrest by a Peace Officer

Arrest, Citation, Or Stop Quotas Prohibited

46-6-420. Arrest, citation, or stop quotas prohibited. (1) A state or local government agency employing a peace officer may not adopt and require a peace officer to comply with a quota and may not suggest a quota for arrests, citations, or investigative stops for any criminal offense or class of criminal offenses, including violations of traffic or motor vehicle laws, contained in state law, an administrative rule adopted by an agency of the state government, or a local government ordinance.

(2) For purposes of this section, "quota" means a specific number of arrests, citations, or investigative stops.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 242, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 244, L. 2007.