{"data":{"id":"us-mt/44-1-806","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"44-1-806","heading":"Disciplinary action.","body":"(1) If after a hearing, the department of justice finds that any charge or charges made against the patrol officer are true, it may punish the patrol officer by suspension without pay, demotion, or discharge.\n(2) A discharge after a hearing is exempt from the Wrongful Discharge From Employment Act as provided in 39-2-912.","path":["TITLE 44. LAW ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 1. HIGHWAY PATROL","Part 8. Disciplinary Action -- Hearing and Decision"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0440/chapter_0010/part_0080/section_0060/0440-0010-0080-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:21Z","sha256":"ba29f8c269d3ffa2848a1e071576cf6e37baea7a93419adc4c716a4f9d4a79be","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/44-1-805","next":"us-mt/44-1-807"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}