Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 44. LAW ENFORCEMENT

CHAPTER 4. MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Part 4. Montana Public Safety Officer Standards and Training Council

Membership -- Composition

44-4-402. Membership -- composition. (1) The council consists of no more than 13 voting members appointed by the governor in accordance with 2-15-124 and as provided in this section.

(2) Membership must include but is not limited to:

(a) one state government law enforcement representative;

(b) one chief of police, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana association of chiefs of police;

(c) one sheriff, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana sheriffs and peace officers association;

(d) one representative from the department of corrections established in 2-15-2301;

(e) one local law enforcement officer in a nonadministrative position, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana police protective association;

(f) one detention center administrator or detention officer;

(g) one Montana-certified tribal law enforcement representative;

(h) one county attorney, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana county attorneys association;

(i) two members of the board of crime control established in 2-15-2306; and

(j) three Montana citizens at large who are informed and experienced in the subject of law enforcement.

History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 506, L. 2007.