44-1-303. Duties. The chief, with the approval of the attorney general and within the limits of any appropriation made available for the following purposes:

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Terms Used In Montana Code 44-1-303

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(1)shall designate the authority and responsibility in each rank, grade, and position;

(2)shall formulate standards, policies, and qualifications in the selection of recruit patrol officers;

(3)shall prescribe the official uniform of the Montana highway patrol;

(4)shall station employees in localities that the chief considers advisable for the enforcement of the traffic laws of this state;

(5)shall charge against each employee the value of property of the state lost or destroyed through the carelessness or neglect of the employee;

(6)shall discharge, demote, or temporarily suspend after hearing, as provided in parts 7 and 8 of this chapter, any patrol officer of the department;

(7)must have purchased or otherwise acquired by the purchasing department of the state motor vehicles and all other equipment and commodities that the chief considers essential to the efficient operation of the Montana highway patrol.