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bill NO. _____________
INTRODUCED
BY _________________________________________________
By Request of the ****
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT expanding when auxiliary officers may carry a weapon; and AMENDING SECTION 7-32-232, MCA."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 7-32-232, MCA, is amended to read:
"7-32-232. Role of auxiliary officers -- when auxiliary officers may carry weapons. (1) Auxiliary officers:
(a) are subordinate to full-time law enforcement officers; and
(b) may not serve unless supervised by a full-time law enforcement officer.
(2) An auxiliary officer may carry a weapon with approval from the officer's supervising sheriff or law enforcement agency head:
(a) while on an official search and rescue mission; or with prior approval from the sheriff
(b) after completing related training prescribed by the auxiliary officer's authorizing law enforcement agency."