{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-32-232","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-32-232","heading":"Role of auxiliary officers -- when auxiliary officers may carry less than lethal weapons.","body":"(1) Auxiliary officers:\n(a) are subordinate to full-time law enforcement officers; and\n(b) may not serve unless supervised by a full-time law enforcement officer.\n(2) (a) An auxiliary officer may carry a weapon while on an official search and rescue mission with prior approval from the sheriff.\n(b) An auxiliary officer may carry a less than lethal weapon after completing related training prescribed by the auxiliary officer's authorizing law enforcement agency.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 32. LAW ENFORCEMENT","Part 2. Reserve and Auxiliary Officers"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0320/part_0020/section_0320/0070-0320-0020-0320.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:47Z","sha256":"212dfcfe4b2abc54d7cfa2290a6669a44f17cb49f3fbf1203385596e9cde720c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-32-231","next":"us-mt/7-32-233"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}