23.13.804    APPOINTMENT AND TRAINING OF RESERVE OFFICERS

(1) An agency that appoints a reserve officer pursuant to 7-32-213, MCA, must submit a completed notice of appointment form to the director within ten days of appointing the reserve officer. Within ten days of a reserve officer's termination, the appointing authority must submit a completed notice of termination form to the director.

(2) The appointing authority is responsible for training the reserve officer. The reserve officer must complete a minimum of the training prescribed in 7-32-214, MCA, within two years of the reserve officer's initial appointment, unless the reserve officer was or is a Montana peace officer who has attended the law enforcement officer basic academy at MLEA.

History: 2-15-2029, MCA; IMP, 7-32-214, 44-4-401, 44-4-403, MCA; NEW, 2014 MAR p. 2951, Eff. 12/12/14; AMD, 2017 MAR p. 1953, Eff. 10/28/17; TRANS, from 23.13.214, 2023 MAR p. 1610, Eff. 11/18/23; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 607, Eff. 3/23/24.