Mont. Code Ann. § 10-1-205
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10-1-205 Vacating commissions or warrants
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10-1-205 . Vacating commissions or warrants. The commission or warrant of an officer must be vacated:
(1) upon acceptance by the governor of the resignation of the officer; or
(2) by an order of the governor discharging the officer:
(a) for failure to maintain the officer's qualifications for federal recognition;
(b) upon the scheduled or actual termination or withdrawal of the officer's federal recognition when federal recognition is a prerequisite for continued service;
(c) upon a change in federal reserve status that makes the officer ineligible for continued assignment to a unit of the organized militia;
(d) for the officer's absence from duty without leave for more than 3 months;
(e) upon the recommendation of a board of examination or the sentence of a court-martial;
(f) upon conviction of a felony; or
(g) upon final sentencing to confinement in a federal or state penitentiary or correctional institution as defined in 45-2-101 .
(1) upon acceptance by the governor of the resignation of the officer; or
(2) by an order of the governor discharging the officer:
(a) for failure to maintain the officer's qualifications for federal recognition;
(b) upon the scheduled or actual termination or withdrawal of the officer's federal recognition when federal recognition is a prerequisite for continued service;
(c) upon a change in federal reserve status that makes the officer ineligible for continued assignment to a unit of the organized militia;
(d) for the officer's absence from duty without leave for more than 3 months;
(e) upon the recommendation of a board of examination or the sentence of a court-martial;
(f) upon conviction of a felony; or
(g) upon final sentencing to confinement in a federal or state penitentiary or correctional institution as defined in 45-2-101 .
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