Montana Code 44-11-305. Detailed content of agreement
44-11-305. Detailed content of agreement. The agreement authorized by 44-11-304 must specify the following:
Terms Used In Montana Code 44-11-305
- agreement: means an agreement between two or more law enforcement agencies, consistent with the purposes of this part. See Montana Code 44-11-303
- Law enforcement agency: means a public agency lawfully established by statute or executive order that is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of penal, traffic, regulatory, or game laws. See Montana Code 44-11-303
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
(1)its duration;
(2)the precise organization, composition, and nature of any separate legal entity created thereby;
(3)the purpose of the agreement;
(4)the manner of financing the agreement and establishing and maintaining a budget therefor;
(5)the method to be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of the agreement and for disposing of property upon such partial or complete termination;
(6)provision for administering the agreement, which may include creation of a joint board responsible for such administration;
(7)the manner of acquiring, holding, and disposing of real and personal property used in the agreement;
(8)the minimum standards for law enforcement personnel implementing the provisions of the agreement;
(9)the respective liability of each party to the agreement for the actions of law enforcement officers when acting under the provisions of the agreement;
(10)the minimum insurance required of each party to the agreement;
(11)the exact chain of command or delegation of authority to be followed by law enforcement officials acting under the provisions of the agreement;
(12)the precise enforcement authority that the peace officers of each party law enforcement agency may exercise; and
(13)any other necessary and proper matters.