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Board adopts resolution banning weapons in detention center, sheriff's office and district court areas
Summary
The Big Horn County Board adopted Resolution 2025-35 prohibiting weapons, including permitted concealed firearms, in the county detention center, sheriff's office, the Twenty-Second Judicial District courtroom and judicial offices, and the Justice Court and associated judicial offices; the resolution cites Montana Code Annotated authorities and takes immediate effect.
The Big Horn County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Oct. 16 to adopt Resolution 2025-35, which prohibits carrying weapons — including permitted concealed firearms — in specified county buildings and offices. The resolution, moved by Commissioner Larry Vandersloot and seconded by Commissioner Lawrence Big Hair, takes immediate effect.
The resolution cites Montana Code Annotated sections (including MCA 45-8-351(2)(a) and MCA 45-8-328(1)) and authority retained by counties to restrict carrying of weapons in portions of government buildings used for offices and related areas. It lists the Big Horn County Detention Center, the Sheriff's Office, the Twenty-Second Judicial District courtroom and associated judicial offices, and the Big Horn County Justice Court and associated judicial offices as prohibited locations for weapons with the exception of law enforcement personnel.
The text also notes limits on county authority (for example, permitted concealed carry recognized under LR 130) and affirms that if any provision is held invalid, remaining sections remain effective. The minutes record the resolution as immediately effective and include signatures and an attestation by the deputy clerk and recorder. The board approved the measure without recorded opposition.
