Current through the 2023 Regular Session
Section 44-4-402 - Membership - composition(1) The council consists of no more than 13 voting members appointed by the governor in accordance with 2-15-124 and as provided in this section.(2) Membership must include: (a) one state government law enforcement representative;(b) one chief of police, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana association of chiefs of police;(c) one sheriff, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana sheriffs and peace officers association;(d) one representative from the department of corrections established in 2-15-2301;(e) one local law enforcement officer in a nonadministrative position, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana police protective association;(f) one detention center administrator or detention officer;(g) one Montana-certified tribal law enforcement representative;(h) one county attorney, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana county attorneys association;(i) two members of the board of crime control established in 2-15-2008;(j) one misdemeanor probation officer, as defined in 46-23-1001, who is certified by the Montana public safety officer standards and training council and who may be appointed based on recommendations from an association representing misdemeanor probation officers; and(k) two Montana citizens at large who are informed and experienced in the subject of law enforcement.Amended by Laws 2023, Ch. 684,Sec. 1, eff. 5/19/2023.En. Sec. 3, Ch. 506, L. 2007.