7-32-4131. Compensation and allowance for sick or injured police officers. Whenever a member of a police department in a city or town is, on account of sickness or disability suffered or sustained while a member of the police department and not caused or brought on by dissipation or abuse, confined to any hospital or the officer's home and requires medical attention and care, the police officer may be allowed, by the city council, the police officer's salary during the absence and an amount equal to the police officer's expenses while confined for the injury or sickness.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 100, L. 1927; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 120, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 5108.6, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1822; amd. Sec. 718, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 41. Municipal Police Force
7-32-4101. Police department authorized and required
7-32-4102. Applicability of part
7-32-4103. Supervision of police department
7-32-4104. Additional regulations by city council
7-32-4105. Duties of chief of police
7-32-4106. List of active and eligible police officers
7-32-4107. Utilization of retired officers
7-32-4108. Appointment to police force
7-32-4109. Temporary employment for persons doing police work
7-32-4110. Procedure for reinstatement on police force
7-32-4111. Examination of applicants for position on police force
7-32-4112. Qualifications of police officers
7-32-4113. Probationary period and confirmation of appointment
7-32-4114. Restrictions on activities of police officers
7-32-4115. Exemptions of members of police force
7-32-4116. Minimum wage of police in first- and second-class cities
7-32-4117. Group insurance for police officers -- funding
7-32-4118. Work period -- days off duty without loss of compensation
7-32-4119. Overtime compensation
7-32-4121. Action to recover salary
7-32-4122. Contributions for group life insurance and representation
7-32-4124. through 7-32-4130 reserved
7-32-4131. Compensation and allowance for sick or injured police officers
7-32-4132. Payment of partial salary amount of officer injured in performance of duty
7-32-4135. Discontinuation of salary when retirement allowance granted
7-32-4136. Assignment to light duty or another agency
7-32-4137. Effect on probationary status
7-32-4140. through 7-32-4150 reserved
7-32-4151. Police commission required in all cities and some towns
7-32-4152. Term and compensation of members of police commission
7-32-4153. Meaning of word mayor
7-32-4154. Role of police commission in examination of applicants for police force
7-32-4155. Role of police commission in hearing and deciding appeals brought by police officers
7-32-4156. Appeals to be in writing
7-32-4157. Rights of police officer
7-32-4158. Police commission hearings open to public
7-32-4159. Subpoena authority of police commission
7-32-4160. Decision by police commission