Montana Code 10-3-909. Intrastate mutual aid system — portability of bona fides
10-3-909. Intrastate mutual aid system — portability of bona fides. If a person or entity holds a license, certificate, permit, or similar documentation that evidences the person’s or entity’s qualifications in a professional, mechanical, or other skill and the assistance of the person or entity is requested by a member jurisdiction, the person or entity is:
Terms Used In Montana Code 10-3-909
- Disaster: has the meaning provided in 10-3-103. See Montana Code 10-3-903
- Emergency: has the meaning provided in 10-3-103. See Montana Code 10-3-903
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Member jurisdiction: means the state of Montana or a political subdivision or a federally recognized Indian tribe that participates in the system. See Montana Code 10-3-903
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- System: means the Montana intrastate mutual aid system provided for in 10-3-906. See Montana Code 10-3-903
(1)considered to be licensed, certified, permitted, or otherwise documented in the member jurisdiction that requests assistance for the duration of the emergency or disaster or of the drills or exercises; and
(2)subject to any legal limitations or conditions prescribed by the governing body or chief executive of the member jurisdiction that receives the assistance.