{"data":{"id":"us-mt/44-1-611","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"44-1-611","heading":"Tenure.","body":"Each person employed or appointed and designated as a chief, captain, lieutenant, sergeant, patrol officer, or any other rank under and pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, except as provided in 44-1-601 and 44-1-602, shall continue in service and hold the position without demotion until suspended, demoted, or discharged in the manner provided in parts 7 through 9 of this chapter for one or more of the causes specified in 44-1-612.","path":["TITLE 44. LAW ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 1. HIGHWAY PATROL","Part 6. Probationary Status and Tenure"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0440/chapter_0010/part_0060/section_0110/0440-0010-0060-0110.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:20Z","sha256":"d6abe3960b84ca59adc7b12b799b9439b6d94ddf9fba1ffc613e6637565e5f00","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/44-1-603","next":"us-mt/44-1-612"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}