Montana § 7-33-4501 - Legal Representation For Firewarden, Firefighter, Or Employee -- Local Governmental Fire Agency
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 7-33-4501 — Legal Representation For Firewarden, Firefighter, Or Employee -- Local Governmental Fire Agency, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-33-4501. Legal Representation For Firewarden, Firefighter, Or Employee -- Local Governmental Fire Agency
Legal representation for firewarden, firefighter, or employee -- local governmental fire agency. A local governmental fire agency shall pay reasonable attorney fees and costs for outside legal counsel to defend a firewarden, firefighter, or paid or volunteer employee of a local governmental fire agency against a criminal prosecution arising from an act or omission in the performance of duties on a fire or in fire training that is made in good faith and within the course and scope of employment of the firewarden, firefighter, or paid or volunteer employee. The local governmental fire agency may determine whether the act or omission of the firewarden, firefighter, or paid or volunteer employee was in good faith and arising from the performance of the employee's duties in a fire or in fire training. The requirement to pay attorney fees and costs does not apply to any postconviction legal proceedings.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 7-33-4501 cover?
Section 7-33-4501 ("Legal Representation For Firewarden, Firefighter, Or Employee -- Local Governmental Fire Agency") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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