23.13.806    PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER APPOINTMENT, EDUCATION, AND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS

(1) Except as provided in (2), the basic and basic equivalency training standards set forth in 7-32-303, MCA, are applicable to all public safety officers, where an appropriate basic course or basic equivalency course exists in the public safety officer's field. The council may approve a location other than the Montana Law Enforcement Academy for the basic or basic equivalency courses in the following disciplines: detention/corrections officer; probation and parole officer; misdemeanor probation/pretrial services officer; public safety communications officer; and coroner.

(2) The standards set forth in (1) do not apply to reserve officers.

(3) A public safety officer's appointing authority must provide written notice to POST within 10 days of the appointment, termination, resignation, or death of the public safety officer.

 

History: 2-15-2029, MCA; IMP, 7-32-303, 44-4-403, MCA; NEW, 2014 MAR p. 2951, Eff. 12/12/14; AMD, 2021 MAR p. 616, Eff. 5/29/21; TRANS, from 23.13.216, 2023 MAR p. 1610, Eff. 11/18/23; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 607, Eff. 3/23/24.