7-32-216. Limitations on activities of reserve officers. (1) A reserve officer may serve as a peace officer only on the orders and at the direction of the chief law enforcement administrator of the local government.
(2) Except for a reserve officer serving as a court officer as provided in 3-6-303, a reserve officer may act only in a supplementary capacity to the law enforcement agency.
(3) Reserve officers:
(a) are subordinate to full-time law enforcement officers; and
(b) may not serve unless supervised by a full-time law enforcement officer whose span of control would be considered within reasonable limits.
History: En. 11-1852 by Sec. 2, Ch. 85, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1856(part); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 195, L. 2021.