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Code · Montana · Title 76 — Land Resources and Use · Chapter 13 · Part 1

76-13-140. Legal representation for state firefighters.

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76-13-140 . Legal representation for state firefighters.
(1)The department shall pay reasonable attorney fees and costs for outside legal counsel to defend a firefighter employed by the department against a criminal prosecution for a good faith act or omission by the firefighter arising from the firefighter's performance of duties during a wildfire. The department may determine whether the firefighter's act or omission was in good faith and arising from the performance of the firefighter's duties during a wildfire. The requirement to pay attorney fees and costs does not apply to any postconviction legal proceedings.
(2)The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.
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