Montana § 10-3-305 - Governor Commander-In-Chief -- Duties
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§ 10-3-305. Governor Commander-In-Chief -- Duties
Governor commander-in-chief -- duties. (1) During an incident and during a state of emergency or disaster, the governor is commander-in-chief of the militia and of all other forces available for incident, emergency, or disaster duty. To the greatest extent possible, the governor shall delegate or assign command authority by prior arrangement embodied in the state disaster and emergency plan and program and appropriate executive orders. (2) The governor shall use the services and facilities of the existing officers and agencies of the state, and all officers and agencies shall cooperate with and extend their services and facilities to the governor as the governor may request in the carrying out of the purposes of parts 1 through 4 of this chapter.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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