{"data":{"id":"us-mt/44-1-512","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"44-1-512","heading":"Determination of eligibility for salary benefit.","body":"(1) The highway patrol chief shall determine whether an injury incurred by an officer was incurred in the performance of the officer's duties and whether an injury incurred resulted in a disability.\n(2) In determining the nature and extent of an officer's injuries and the extent of any recovery, the chief shall seek and consider the medical opinion of a qualified physician who has examined the injured officer. The chief may seek a second medical opinion.","path":["TITLE 44. LAW ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 1. HIGHWAY PATROL","Part 5. Salaries and Expenses"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0440/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0120/0440-0010-0050-0120.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:20Z","sha256":"2fc3cc92793d6dff1900f6c8b879a6e57ac42e78197d4a20c6d51fb1ec1d0970","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/44-1-511","next":"us-mt/44-1-513"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}