{"data":{"id":"us-mt/44-4-402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"44-4-402","heading":"Membership -- composition.","body":"(1) The council consists of no more than 13 voting members appointed by the governor in accordance with 2-15-124 and as provided in this section.\n(2) Membership must include:\n(a) one state government law enforcement representative;\n(b) one chief of police, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana association of chiefs of police;\n(c) one sheriff, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana sheriffs and peace officers association;\n(d) one representative from the department of corrections established in 2-15-2301;\n(e) one local law enforcement officer in a nonadministrative position, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana police protective association;\n(f) one detention center administrator or detention officer;\n(g) one Montana-certified tribal law enforcement representative;\n(h) one county attorney, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana county attorneys association;\n(i) one member of the board of crime control established in 2-15-2008;\n(j) one public safety communications officer as defined in 7-31-201 who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana chapter of the association of public-safety communications officials;\n(k) one misdemeanor probation officer, as defined in 46-23-1001, who is certified by the Montana public safety officer standards and training council and who may be appointed based on recommendations from an association representing misdemeanor probation officers; and\n(l) two Montana citizens who are informed and experienced in the subject of law enforcement.","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_0020/0440-0040-0040-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:24Z","sha256":"99487cef7fbef31082e9f2149e6845773d213fa8e52876d4d2d251095b65e309","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/44-4-401","next":"us-mt/44-4-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}