{"data":{"id":"us-mt/44-1-701","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"44-1-701","heading":"Authority of department of justice to suspend or demote.","body":"When the department of justice has cause to believe that any member of the highway patrol has violated any of the grounds for suspension, demotion, or discharge, it may impose a suspension without pay for up to 10 days without filing charges and conducting a hearing under part 8.","path":["TITLE 44. LAW ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 1. HIGHWAY PATROL","Part 7. Disciplinary Action -- Preliminary Procedure"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0440/chapter_0010/part_0070/section_0010/0440-0010-0070-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:20Z","sha256":"ee34f64282b0cdf57a08bfe8dcf58a85eab2e531ba980b85fc0055c0455dd258","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/44-1-613","next":"us-mt/44-1-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}