# Mont. Code Ann. § 37-60-301: 37-60-301 Private security license required -- process server registration required -- armed endorsement

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T37_C60_P3_S37-60-301

## Section

- **Citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 37-60-301
- **Heading:** 37-60-301 Private security license required -- process server registration required -- armed endorsement
- **Jurisdiction:** Montana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MT Code / Title 37 / Chapter 60 / Part 3 / Section 37-60-301

## Text

37-60-301 . Private security license required -- process server registration required -- armed endorsement. (1) Unless licensed under Title 37, chapter 1, and this chapter, a person may not practice as:

(a) a private security firm;

(b) an electronic security firm;

(c) a private investigator;

(d) a security alarm installer;

(e) a private security firearms instructor; or

(f) a private security guard.

(2) Except as provided in 25-1-1101 (2), a person may not practice as a registered process server or use the title "registered process server" without a registration issued by the department.

(3) A private investigator or a private security guard may not possess or use firearms while performing professional duties without meeting the qualifications specified by the department and maintaining a current armed endorsement from the department.

(4) It is unlawful for any unlicensed person to act as, pretend to be, or represent to the public that the person is licensed, registered, or endorsed as any of the license types listed in subsections (1) through (3).

(5) A person appointed by the court as a confidential intermediary under 42-6-104 is not required to be licensed under this chapter. A person who is licensed under this chapter is not authorized to act as a confidential intermediary, as defined in 42-1-103 , without meeting the requirements of 42-6-104 .

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