Montana Code 10-3-908. Intrastate mutual aid system — limitation on assistance — command and control
10-3-908. Intrastate mutual aid system — limitation on assistance — command and control. A member jurisdiction‘s obligation to provide assistance to prevent, respond to, or recover from an emergency or disaster or in drills or exercises is subject to the following conditions:
Terms Used In Montana Code 10-3-908
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Disaster: has the meaning provided in 10-3-103. See Montana Code 10-3-903
- Emergency: has the meaning provided in 10-3-103. See Montana Code 10-3-903
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Member jurisdiction: means the state of Montana or a political subdivision or a federally recognized Indian tribe that participates in the system. See Montana Code 10-3-903
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- System: means the Montana intrastate mutual aid system provided for in 10-3-906. See Montana Code 10-3-903
(1)A member jurisdiction that responds to a request for assistance from a requesting member jurisdiction may withhold resources to the extent necessary to provide reasonable protection and services for the responding jurisdiction.
(2)The personnel of a responding member jurisdiction are under:
(a)the command control of the responding jurisdiction for purposes that include medical protocols, standard operating procedures, and other protocols; and
(b)the operational control of the appropriate officials of the member jurisdiction receiving the assistance.
(3)The assets and equipment of a responding member jurisdiction are under:
(a)the command control of the responding jurisdiction; and
(b)the operational control of the appropriate officials of the member jurisdiction receiving the assistance.