Montana Code 7-32-232. Role of auxiliary officers — when auxiliary officers may carry less than lethal weapons
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7-32-232. Role of auxiliary officers — when auxiliary officers may carry less than lethal weapons. (1) Auxiliary officers:
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-32-232
- Auxiliary officer: means an unsworn, part-time, volunteer member of a law enforcement agency who may perform but is not limited to the performance of such functions as civil defense, search and rescue, office duties, crowd and traffic control, and crime prevention activities. See Montana Code 7-32-201
- Law enforcement agency: means a law enforcement service provided directly by a local government. See Montana Code 7-32-201
- Law enforcement officer: means a sworn, full-time, employed member of a law enforcement agency who is a peace officer, as defined in 46-1-202, and has arrest authority, as described in 46-6-210. See Montana Code 7-32-201
(a)are subordinate to full-time law enforcement officers; and
(b)may not serve unless supervised by a full-time law enforcement officer.
(2)(a) An auxiliary officer may carry a weapon while on an official search and rescue mission with prior approval from the sheriff.
(b)An auxiliary officer may carry a less than lethal weapon after completing related training prescribed by the auxiliary officer’s authorizing law enforcement agency.