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This bill allows counties to provide salary compensation to reserve deputy sheriff's officers at the discretion of the county commissioners. Specifically, the bill adds a new subsection to the existing Montana law governing county officer salaries, which gives county commissioners the authority to determine and provide compensation for reserve deputy sheriff's officers. This modification expands the existing salary provisions for county officials by creating a flexible mechanism for counties to financially compensate reserve deputy sheriffs, who are typically volunteer or part-time law enforcement personnel who supplement the work of full-time deputy sheriffs. The change recognizes that reserve deputies play an important support role in local law enforcement and provides counties with the option to offer monetary recognition for their service, though it does not mandate that counties must provide such compensation. The bill does not specify a specific amount or structure of compensation, leaving those details to be determined by individual county commissioners based on local needs and resources.

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https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2402