20-25-322. Traffic citations — agreements with city or county. The president of each unit may enter into an agreement with the city or county in which the unit is located to authorize members of the unit’s security department to issue citations for parking or moving traffic violations as defined by state or municipal laws that occur within the boundaries of the campus or on streets or alleys contiguous to the campus. All citations must be considered within the jurisdiction of the appropriate local authority and must be handled in the same manner as citations issued by peace officers of the local authority.

Terms Used In Montana Code 20-25-322

  • 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.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201