{"data":{"id":"us-mt/10-1-206","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"10-1-206","heading":"Examination as to fitness -- board of examination.","body":"(1) The governor, when the governor considers it necessary, may order an officer to appear before a board of examination. The board of examination consists of three officers, senior in rank to the officer whose fitness for service is under examination. The board may:\n(a) inquire into the fitness for military service due to physical disability of an officer under 10-1-203(1)(b);\n(b) inquire into the moral character, capacity, and professional fitness of an officer in order to make a recommendation under 10-1-205(2)(e).\n(2) The board, under 10-1-203(1)(b), may recommend the retention of the officer being examined or recommend the officer's retirement because of a physical inability to perform active service.\n(3) The board, under 10-1-205(2)(e), may recommend the discharge and the vacating of the officer's commission or warrant.\n(4) The findings of the board become effective only upon the approval of the governor.","path":["TITLE 10. MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES","CHAPTER 1. MILITIA","Part 2. Officers of Militia"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0100/chapter_0010/part_0020/section_0060/0100-0010-0020-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:04Z","sha256":"c69a6ee1827f47bf5f42d68dd79462bc7b9bdf80883aac891cdccfe30b488462","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/10-1-205","next":"us-mt/10-1-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}