1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 7
  3. CHAPTER 32
  4. Part 21
  5. 7-32-2109 Right to hearing on termination of deputy sheriff's employment

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 32. LAW ENFORCEMENT

Part 21. Sheriff's Office

Right To Hearing On Termination Of Deputy Sheriff's Employment

7-32-2109. Right to hearing on termination of deputy sheriff's employment. (1) A deputy sheriff whose employment is terminated has a right of appeal:

(a) to the district court of the county where the deputy was employed; or

(b) pursuant to the terms of a grievance procedure contained in a collective bargaining agreement if the deputy sheriff is covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

(2) The appeal to the district court must be made within 30 days from the date of the termination of employment.

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(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 468, L. 1993.