{"data":{"id":"us-mt/44-4-401","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"44-4-401","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:\n(1) \"Council\" means the Montana public safety officer standards and training council established in 2-15-2029.\n(2) \"Public safety officer\" means:\n(a) a corrections officer who is employed by the department of corrections, established in 2-15-2301, and who has full-time or part-time authority or responsibility for maintaining custody of inmates in a state correctional facility for adults or juveniles;\n(b) a detention officer who is employed by a county and who has full-time or part-time authority or responsibility for maintaining custody of inmates in a detention center, as defined in 7-32-2241, or a youth detention facility, as defined in 41-5-103;\n(c) a peace officer, as defined in 46-1-202;\n(d) a department of transportation employee appointed as a peace officer pursuant to 61-12-201;\n(e) a law enforcement officer or reserve officer, as the terms are defined in 7-32-201;\n(f) a public safety communications officer, as defined in 7-31-201;\n(g) a probation or parole officer who is employed by the department of corrections pursuant to 46-23-1002;\n(h) a person subject to training requirements pursuant to 44-2-113 or 44-4-902; and\n(i) any other person required by law to meet the qualification or training standards established by the council.","path":["TITLE 44. LAW ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 4. MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","Part 4. Montana Public Safety Officer Standards and Training Council"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0440/chapter_0040/part_0040/section_0010/0440-0040-0040-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:24Z","sha256":"caeb9869fb13fd48a4031d6958d27c8f4b2af5ae3f62aeaaa6aa0e25e31b3d99","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/44-4-313","next":"us-mt/44-4-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}