{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-32-239","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-32-239","heading":"Special services officers -- authorization -- role.","body":"(1) Special services officers:\n(a) are subordinate to full-time law enforcement officers;\n(b) must be supervised by a law enforcement officer;\n(c) shall complete specialized training and must possess specialized skills required by the chief law enforcement administrator; and\n(d) may be authorized by the chief law enforcement administrator to carry a weapon while on assigned duty only upon successful completion of training in the laws and procedures governing use of force and upon demonstration of proficiency with that weapon.\n(2) A local government may authorize special services officers only on the orders and at the direction of the chief law enforcement administrator of the local government.","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_0390/0070-0320-0020-0390.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:47Z","sha256":"87bb8781432893a845eea421aa35bb215383c48af59d875ad4b11f4d35b37486","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-32-237","next":"us-mt/7-32-240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}