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MT Code § 44-5-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 3. Dissemination|44-5-305. Dissemination of copied or inspected records

  44-5-305. Dissemination of copied or inspected records. (1) Criminal justice agencies shall maintain a record of all agencies and individuals to which or whom copies of criminal history record information have been disseminated.   (2) A criminal justice agency supplying criminal history record information to an individual upon request is not responsible for the use or secondary dissemination of copied or inspected information and is not required to furnish updated information except upon a subsequent request by the individual.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 525, L. 1979.
MT Code § 44-5-306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 3. Dissemination|44-5-306. Criminal history record information account

  44-5-306. Criminal history record information account. (1) There is a criminal history record information account in the state special revenue fund. Money collected pursuant to 44-5-307 must be deposited in the account.   (2) The account must be used by the department of justice for the dissemination of criminal history record information.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 182, L. 2003.
MT Code § 44-5-307 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 3. Dissemination|44-5-307. Use of criminal history record information account -- staffing -- funding

  44-5-307. Use of criminal history record information account -- staffing -- funding. (1) The department of justice may establish fees for the dissemination of criminal history record information. Revenue from the fees must be deposited in the account provided for in 44-5-306.   (2) The money in the account provided for in 44-5-306 must be used by the department of justice to pay for the costs associated with the dissemination of criminal history record information.   (3) The costs associated with the dissemination of criminal history record information include adequate staffing to provide for the dissemination service. The department of justice may add staff or incur operational costs, or both, pursuant to 17-7-402. The authority to add staff or incur operational costs must be based on the following:   (a) an additional 5,000 criminal history record information requests, above the number received in 2001, must be received and must involve fingerprint processing; or   (b) an additional 7,500 criminal history record information requests, above the number received in 2001, must be received and must involve screening.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 182, L. 2003.
MT Code § 44-5-308 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 3. Dissemination|44-5-308. through 44-5-310 reserved

  44-5-308 through 44-5-310 reserved.
MT Code § 44-5-311 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 3. Dissemination|44-5-311. Nondisclosure of information about victim

  44-5-311. Nondisclosure of information about victim. (1) If a victim of an offense requests confidentiality, a criminal justice agency may not disseminate, except to another criminal justice agency, the address, telephone number, or place of employment of the victim or a member of the victim's family unless disclosure is of the location of the crime scene, is required by law, is necessary for law enforcement purposes, or is authorized by a district court upon a showing of good cause.   (2) The court may not compel a victim or a member of the victim's family who testifies in a criminal justice proceeding to disclose on the record in open court a residence address or place of employment unless the court determines that disclosure of the information is necessary.   (3) A criminal justice agency may not disseminate to the public any information directly or indirectly identifying the victim of an offense committed under 45-5-502, 45-5-503, 45-5-504, 45-5-507, 45-5-702, 45-5-703, 45-5-704, or 45-5-705 unless disclosure is of the location of the crime scene, is required by law, is necessary for law enforcement purposes, or is authorized by a district court upon a showing of good cause.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 125, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 285, L. 2015.
MT Code § 44-5-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 4. System Security|44-5-401. Criminal justice information system security

  44-5-401. Criminal justice information system security. Provisions for the recording, preservation, dissemination, and management of court records are made by statute and may be supplemented by supreme court rule. Any other criminal justice agency shall protect the security of any criminal justice information system, automated or manual, under its control by taking reasonable precautions and establishing procedures to protect the system and data stored in the system from damage and for the prevention of and recovery from hazards such as fire, flood, power failure, and entry into secure areas by unauthorized persons.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 525, L. 1979.
MT Code § 44-5-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 4. System Security|44-5-402. Automated equipment

  44-5-402. Automated equipment. In an automated criminal justice information system, information shall be collected, processed, and preserved on a computer dedicated solely to criminal justice information, except that, if this is impractical, a central computer may be used if adequate safeguards are built into the criminal justice information system to prevent unauthorized inquiry, modification, or destruction of criminal justice information in conformity with the current federal regulations in 28 CFR section 20.21(f) or any amendment thereto.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 525, L. 1979.
MT Code § 44-5-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 4. System Security|44-5-403. Computer programming

  44-5-403. Computer programming. Procedures for each automated criminal justice information system shall assure that the information is secured by the following programming techniques and security procedures:   (1) the assignment of a terminal identification code to each terminal authorized to access the criminal justice information system;   (2) the assignment of a unique identification number to each authorized terminal operator, which number must be used to gain access to the files;   (3) the maintenance of a record of each inquiry to identify the inquiring agency, the program used to make the inquiry, the date of the inquiry, and the name of the file being queried;   (4) computer programming controls to ensure that each terminal user can obtain only that information which the user is authorized to use;   (5) creation and use of a safe place for storage of duplicate computer files;   (6) built-in program controls to ensure that each terminal is limited to the appropriate or authorized information that can be input, modified, or canceled from it;   (7) destruction or safeguarding of system documentation and data input forms; and   (8) creation of reports to provide for an audit trail and periodic review of file accessed, modifications, and deletions. All criminal justice intelligence information shall be identified as such.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 525, L. 1979.
MT Code § 44-5-404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 4. System Security|44-5-404. Manual equipment

  44-5-404. Manual equipment. In a manual criminal justice information system, information shall be protected as follows:   (1) provision of adequate physical security;   (2) marking of all criminal justice intelligence information and precautions against unauthorized copying; and   (3) establishment of a log of each external inquiry to reflect the identity of the inquirer, the date of inquiry, and the name of the files being queried.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 525, L. 1979.
MT Code § 44-5-405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 4. System Security|44-5-405. Personnel

  44-5-405. Personnel. Each automated or manual criminal justice information system, except those that are or may be maintained by courts of criminal jurisdiction, shall establish the following procedures to ensure that personnel security is achieved and maintained:   (1) Applicants for employment and persons presently employed to work with or in a computer center or manual system that processes criminal justice information are subject to investigation by the employing agency to establish their honesty and fitness to handle sensitive information. Consent to such an investigation may be a prerequisite to the processing of an employment application.   (2) The character and fitness of criminal justice information system personnel to handle sensitive information, including personnel working with manual criminal justice file systems and terminal operators as well as personnel working with the system at a central computer, shall be reviewed by the employing agency periodically. Serious violations or deficiencies under this section are grounds for dismissal.   (3) Each criminal justice agency shall develop and maintain an inservice training program and security manual to ensure that each employee who works with or has access to the criminal justice information system annually reviews and understands the nature and importance of the system's security provisions.   (4) With regard to automated systems, the criminal justice agency shall screen and may reject for employment and initiate or cause to be initiated administrative action relating to employees having direct access to criminal history record information as required by federal regulations in 28 CFR section 20.21(f) or any amendment thereto.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 525, L. 1979.
MT Code § 44-5-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 5. Criminal Intelligence Information Section|44-5-501. Creation of criminal intelligence information section -- advisory council

  44-5-501. Creation of criminal intelligence information section -- advisory council. (1) The department of justice may create a criminal intelligence information section.   (2) (a) If a section is created under subsection (1), the attorney general shall establish a criminal intelligence information advisory council in accordance with 2-15-122, consisting of one representative from the Montana chiefs of police association, one representative from the Montana sheriffs and peace officers association, one representative from the Montana county attorneys association, one member of the department of justice, a member of the judiciary committee of either the house of representatives or the senate, and a citizen at large.   (b) The representatives from the Montana chiefs of police association and the Montana sheriffs and peace officers association must be sworn officers of a participating agency.   (c) The department of justice member may not be an employee of the department involved in criminal intelligence or criminal investigation work.   (d) Members of the advisory council serve at the pleasure of the attorney general.   (e) The department shall provide staff and support services for the advisory council.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 145, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 503, L. 1985.
MT Code § 44-5-502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 5. Criminal Intelligence Information Section|44-5-502. Definitions

  44-5-502. Definitions. In this part the following definitions apply:   (1) "Advisory council" means the criminal intelligence information advisory council provided for in 44-5-501.   (2) "Section" means the criminal intelligence information section provided for in 44-5-501.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 145, L. 1985.
MT Code § 44-5-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 5. Criminal Intelligence Information Section|44-5-503. Duties of section

  44-5-503. Duties of section. The section may not initiate investigations to gather criminal intelligence information, but subject to standards and procedures provided by this part and to other limitations imposed by law, the section shall:   (1) establish and maintain liaison with participating law enforcement agencies to foster a meaningful exchange of criminal intelligence information;   (2) develop and maintain a system for collecting, reviewing, storing, referencing, indexing, and disseminating criminal intelligence information;   (3) receive and collect information from participating law enforcement agencies;   (4) develop an analytical capability to provide useful strategic and tactical intelligence reports;   (5) maintain the integrity and security of all information collected by the section; and   (6) develop methods of evaluating the effectiveness of the section in accomplishing its goals and in safeguarding the privacy of all individuals about whom the section has information.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 145, L. 1985.
MT Code § 44-5-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 5. Criminal Intelligence Information Section|44-5-504. Section standards and procedures

  44-5-504. Section standards and procedures. The attorney general, in conjunction with the department of justice and after considering recommendations of the advisory council, shall adopt standards and procedures for the operation of the section. The standards and procedures must ensure compliance with this part by the section and must include safeguards of individual privacy rights as provided in this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 145, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 503, L. 1985.
MT Code § 44-5-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 5. Criminal Intelligence Information Section|44-5-505. Section supervisor and personnel

  44-5-505. Section supervisor and personnel. (1) The attorney general shall designate a section supervisor.   (2) The department of justice may employ necessary personnel for the efficient and secure operation of the section, subject to approval of the personnel by the attorney general.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 145, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 503, L. 1985.
MT Code § 44-5-506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 5. Criminal Intelligence Information Section|44-5-506. Participating agencies

  44-5-506. Participating agencies. (1) Agencies eligible for participation in the section are:   (a) municipal police departments;   (b) sheriff's offices; and   (c) sections of the department of justice engaged in criminal investigation.   (2) A participant in the section must be an eligible agency that has been authorized by the attorney general to receive criminal intelligence information from the section under this part.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 145, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 36, L. 2005.
MT Code § 44-5-507 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 5. Criminal Intelligence Information Section|44-5-507. through 44-5-510 reserved

  44-5-507 through 44-5-510 reserved.
MT Code § 44-5-511 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 5. Criminal Intelligence Information Section|44-5-511. Functions of advisory council

  44-5-511. Functions of advisory council. The advisory council shall:   (1) recommend general policies for the operation of the section;   (2) recommend the approval or denial of an application from an eligible agency for participation in the section;   (3) recommend the suspension of a participant agency for due cause; and   (4) recommend, if appropriate, the reinstatement of a suspended participant agency.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 145, L. 1985.
MT Code § 44-5-512 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 5. Criminal Intelligence Information Section|44-5-512. through 44-5-514 reserved

  44-5-512 through 44-5-514 reserved.
MT Code § 44-5-515 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 5. Criminal Intelligence Information Section|44-5-515. Protection of individual privacy

  44-5-515. Protection of individual privacy. The advisory council shall review and evaluate the implementation of the section's safeguards of individual privacy rights adopted pursuant to 44-5-504 and periodically inspect all records relating to dissemination of information to determine whether they are in compliance with this part and with the standards and procedures adopted by the section. The advisory council shall make an annual report to the attorney general.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 145, L. 1985.
MT Code § 44-5-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 6. National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact|44-5-602. Appointment of compact officer

  44-5-602. Appointment of compact officer. The attorney general shall appoint a compact officer for the purpose of complying with Article III (2)(a) of the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 220, L. 1999.
MT Code § 44-6-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 6. DNA Records|Part 1. DNA Index|44-6-101. Definitions

  44-6-101. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Biological sample" means cheek cells removed by using a buccal swab of a type authorized by the department or a vial or other container of blood.   (2) "Department" means the department of justice provided for in 2-15-2001.   (3) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.   (4) "DNA identification index" means the DNA identification record system established under 44-6-102.   (5) "DNA record" means DNA identification information stored in the DNA identification index for purposes of establishing identification in connection with law enforcement investigations or supporting statistical interpretation of the results of DNA analysis. The DNA record is considered the objective form of the results of a DNA analysis, such as the numerical representation of DNA fragment lengths, autoradiographs and the digital image of autoradiographs, and discrete allele assignment numbers.   (6) "DNA testing" means DNA analysis of materials derived from the human body for the purposes of identification consistent with this part.   (7) "Felony offense" means any offense under the Montana Code Annotated for which the maximum potential sentence under statute is death or imprisonment in a state prison for a term exceeding 1 year.   (8) "Forensic DNA laboratory" means any laboratory operated by state government that performs DNA analysis on materials derived from the human body for use as evidence in a criminal proceeding or for purposes of identification.   (9) "Marker" means a method of describing individuals by genetic profile, such as blood or DNA type, and has the specific meaning given to the word by department rule, which must take into account the meaning generally given to the word for forensic typing by DNA technologists.   (10) "Sexual offense" means the offenses contained in the definition of that term in 46-23-502.   (11) "Violent offense" has the meaning contained in 46-23-502.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 251, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 375, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 147, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 565, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 155, L. 2005.
MT Code § 44-6-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 6. DNA Records|Part 1. DNA Index|44-6-102. Establishment of DNA identification index

  44-6-102. Establishment of DNA identification index. (1) The department shall establish a computerized DNA identification index for the receipt, storage, and exchange of DNA records. The DNA identification index is the central repository for DNA records in the state of Montana.   (2) The DNA identification index must include:   (a) DNA records for an individual convicted of a felony offense or a youth found under 41-5-1502 to have committed a sexual or violent offense;   (b) DNA records for a person upon order of a sentencing judge under 46-18-202; and   (c) analyses of DNA samples recovered from crime scenes, medical examinations, and unidentified human remains. For purposes of identification of missing persons, the DNA identification index may include DNA records of close biological relatives of a missing person.   (3) The DNA identification index and the DNA testing done by a forensic DNA laboratory must be compatible with the systems of DNA identification used by other criminal justice agencies or private testing laboratories to the extent necessary to permit the exchange of DNA information.   (4) The DNA records collected and stored in the DNA identification index may contain only information relating to the identification of individuals. Information that identifies a person that is the subject of a record must be limited to the information that is necessary to pursue criminal investigations and to support statistical interpretation of results.   (5) The DNA identification index may be used:   (a) by law enforcement agencies for purposes of identification in the course of criminal investigations and proceedings;   (b) to assist in the identification of human remains, including identification of missing persons; and   (c) if information allowing a person to be identified is removed, for a population statistics database and for identification, research, and protocol development for forensic DNA analysis and quality control.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 251, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 147, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 565, L. 2001.