Montana Code 44-11-101. Mutual assistance authorized — powers and duties of assisting officers
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44-11-101. Mutual assistance authorized — powers and duties of assisting officers. A peace officer or any law enforcement entity of any county or municipality or a state government law enforcement entity may request the assistance of a peace officer from another law enforcement entity within the state of Montana. A peace officer, while in the jurisdiction of the requesting officer or entity and while on such request for assistance, has the same powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities as a peace officer of the requesting entity and is under the authority of the requesting officer or entity.
Terms Used In Montana Code 44-11-101
- 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.
- Peace officer: has the meaning as defined in 46-1-202. See Montana Code 1-1-207
- 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