Sheriff of Ravalli County, Montana

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The Sheriff of Ravalli County, Montana is the elected chief law enforcement officer of Ravalli County, known historically for being the position held by Jay Printz in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Printz v. United States challenging federal commandeering of state officials.


Statements (28)
Predicate Object
instanceOf county law enforcement position
elected county sheriff
appliesToJurisdiction Ravalli County, Montana
associatedLegalDoctrine anti-commandeering doctrine in United States constitutional law
country United States of America
electorate voters of Ravalli County, Montana
governmentBranch executive branch of Ravalli County government
hasAuthorityOver Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office
hasRole chief law enforcement officer of Ravalli County
historicallyNotableOfficeHolder Jay Printz
jurisdiction Ravalli County, Montana
legalBasis Montana state law
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Ravalli County, Montana
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity State of Montana NERFINISHED
United States
notableCourtCase Printz v. United States
notableFor involvement in Printz v. United States
officeContestedIn county elections in Ravalli County, Montana
officeHolder Jay Printz
officeType county-level law enforcement office
partOf local government of Ravalli County, Montana
positionHeldBy Jay Printz
responsibleFor law enforcement in Ravalli County, Montana
operation of the county jail in Ravalli County, Montana
serving civil and criminal process in Ravalli County, Montana
seat Hamilton, Montana
selectionMethod popular election
subordinateTo laws of the State of Montana

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Printz v. United States
petitionerOccupation
Jay Printz, Sheriff/Coroner, Ravalli County, Montana, et al. v. United States ("Sheriff/Coroner of Ravalli County, Montana")
petitionerRole

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