{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-6-402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-6-402","heading":"Assisting a peace officer.","body":"(1) A peace officer making a lawful arrest may command the aid of persons 18 years of age or older.\n(2) A person commanded to aid a peace officer in making an arrest:\n(a) has the same authority to arrest as that officer; and\n(b) is not civilly liable for any reasonable conduct in aid of the officer.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 6. ARREST","Part 4. Arrest by a Peace Officer"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0060/part_0040/section_0020/0460-0060-0040-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:42Z","sha256":"284c984bc051b84dffd0bea67466ef888a25f7dbe447308091161c938f1d4e9a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-6-401","next":"us-mt/46-6-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}