41-5-1703. Powers and duties of probation officers. (1) A probation officer shall:
     (a) perform the duties set out in 41-5-1302;
     (b) make predisposition studies and submit reports and recommendations to the court;
     (c) supervise, assist, and counsel youth placed on probation or under the probation officer's supervision, including enforcement of the terms of probation or intervention;
     (d) assist any public and private community and work projects engaged in by youth to pay fines, make restitution, and pay any other costs ordered by the court that are associated with youth delinquency or need for intervention;
     (e) perform any other functions designated by the court.
     (2) A probation officer does not have power to make arrests or to perform any other law enforcement functions in carrying out the probation officer's duties except that a probation officer may take into custody any youth who violates either the youth's probation or a lawful order of the court.

     History: En. 10-1234 by Sec. 34, Ch. 329, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 530, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 10-1234(4), (5); amd. Secs. 48, 76, Ch. 550, L. 1997; Sec. 41-5-703, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-1703 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.