1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 7
  3. CHAPTER 32
  4. Part 21
  5. 7-32-2107 Tenure for deputy sheriffs -- grounds for termination of employment -- restrictions on evaluations

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 32. LAW ENFORCEMENT

Part 21. Sheriff's Office

Tenure For Deputy Sheriffs -- Grounds For Termination Of Employment -- Restrictions On Evaluations

7-32-2107. Tenure for deputy sheriffs -- grounds for termination of employment -- restrictions on evaluations. (1) A deputy sheriff shall continue in service until relieved of employment in the manner provided in this part and only for good cause as defined in 39-2-903.

(2) Quotas for investigative stops, citations, or arrests may not be established and may not be used in evaluating deputies.

History: En. Sec. 4598, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3124, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4879, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4879, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 257, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 66, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 81, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 62, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 188, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-3705(5); amd. Sec. 691, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 244, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 262, L. 2015.