Montana § 7-32-214 - Basic Training Program Required

§ 7-32-214. Basic Training Program Required

Basic training program required. (1) A reserve officer may not be authorized to function as a representative of a law enforcement agency performing general law enforcement duties after 2 years from the original appointment unless the reserve officer has satisfactorily completed a minimum 88-hour basic training program that must include but need not be limited to the following course content: (a) introduction and orientation--1 hour; (b) police ethics and professionalism--1 hour; (c) criminal law--4 hours; (d) laws of arrest--4 hours; (e) criminal evidence--4 hours; (f) administration of criminal law--2 hours; (g) communications, reports, and records--2 hours; (h) crime investigations--3 hours; (i) interviews and interrogations--2 hours; (j) patrol procedures--6 hours; (k) crisis intervention--4 hours; (l) police human and community relations--3 hours; (m) juvenile procedures--2 hours; (n) defensive tactics--4 hours; (o) crowd control tactics--4 hours; (p) firearms training--30 hours; (q) first aid--10 hours; and (r) examination--2 hours. (2) The law enforcement agency is responsible for training its reserve officers in accordance with minimum training standards established by the council.