{"data":{"id":"us-mt/76-13-140","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"76-13-140","heading":"Legal representation for state firefighters.","body":"(1) The department shall pay reasonable attorney fees and costs for outside legal counsel to defend a firefighter employed by the department against a criminal prosecution for a good faith act or omission by the firefighter arising from the firefighter's performance of duties during a wildfire. The department may determine whether the firefighter's act or omission was in good faith and arising from the performance of the firefighter's duties during a wildfire. The requirement to pay attorney fees and costs does not apply to any postconviction legal proceedings.\n(2) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.","path":["TITLE 76. LAND RESOURCES AND USE","CHAPTER 13. TIMBER RESOURCES","Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0760/chapter_0130/part_0010/section_0400/0760-0130-0010-0400.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:08Z","sha256":"6d553f46c46becab43158782a76a10460fea62fb8e246d55a6b0b962ca8975ca","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/76-13-137","next":"us-mt/76-13-141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}