Montana Code 7-31-202. Qualifications for public safety communications officers
7-31-202. Qualifications for public safety communications officers. To be appointed a public safety communications officer, a person:
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-31-202
- Council: means the Montana public safety officer standards and training council provided for in 2-15-2029. See Montana Code 7-31-201
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Public safety communications officer: means a person who receives requests for emergency services, as defined in 10-4-101, dispatches the appropriate emergency service units, and is certified under 7-31-203. See Montana Code 7-31-201
- 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
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(1)must be a citizen of the United States;
(2)must be at least 18 years of age;
(3)must be fingerprinted and a search must be made of local, state, and national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record;
(4)may not have been convicted of a crime for which the person could have been imprisoned in a federal or state penitentiary;
(5)must be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation;
(6)must be a high school graduate or have been issued a high school equivalency diploma by the superintendent of public instruction or by an appropriate issuing agency of another state or of the federal government; and
(7)must meet any additional qualifications established by the council.