Montana Code 10-3-910. Intrastate mutual aid system — reimbursement — dispute resolution
10-3-910. Intrastate mutual aid system — reimbursement — dispute resolution. (1) A requesting member jurisdiction shall reimburse each member jurisdiction that responds to a request for aid or assistance and renders aid under the system unless the member jurisdiction rendering aid donates all or a portion of the cost of the assistance to the requesting member jurisdiction.
Terms Used In Montana Code 10-3-910
- Committee: means the Montana intrastate mutual aid committee created in 10-3-904. 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
- System: means the Montana intrastate mutual aid system provided for in 10-3-906. See Montana Code 10-3-903
(2)A request for reimbursement must be in accordance with procedures developed by the committee.
(3)If a dispute regarding reimbursement arises between a party that requested assistance under the system and a party that provided assistance under the system, the involved parties shall make every effort to resolve the dispute within 30 days of written notice of the dispute given by the party asserting noncompliance to the other party.
(4)(a) If the dispute is not resolved within 90 days from the date of the notice, either party may request that the dispute be resolved through arbitration.
(b)All arbitration occurring under this section must be conducted pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules and mediation procedures of the American arbitration association as the rules and procedures exist on the date of notification described in subsection (3).