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MT Code § 7-32-2241 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 22. Detention Centers|7-32-2241. Definitions

  7-32-2241. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Detention center" means a facility established and maintained by an appropriate entity for the purpose of confining arrested persons or persons sentenced to the detention center.   (2) "Detention center administrator" means the sheriff, chief of police, administrator, superintendent, director, or other individual serving as the chief executive officer of a detention center.   (3) "Detention center staff" means custodial personnel whose duties include ongoing supervision of the inmates in a detention center.   (4) "Inmate" means a person who is confined in a detention center.   (5) "Local government" means a city, town, county, or consolidated city-county government.   (6) "Multijurisdictional detention center" means a detention center established and maintained by two or more local governments for the confinement of persons arrested or sentenced to confinement or a local government detention center contracting to confine persons arrested or sentenced in other local governments.   (7) "Private detention center" means a detention center owned by private industry and leased to or operated under a contract with a local government.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 461, L. 1989.
MT Code § 7-32-2242 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 22. Detention Centers|7-32-2242. Use of detention center -- payment of costs

  7-32-2242. Use of detention center -- payment of costs. (1) Local government, state, and federal law enforcement and correctional agencies may use any detention center for the confinement of arrested persons and the punishment of offenders, under conditions imposed by law and with the consent of the governing body responsible for the detention center.   (2) (a) If a person is confined in a detention center by an arresting agency not responsible for the operation of the detention center, the costs of holding the person in confinement must be paid by the arresting agency at a rate that is agreed upon by the arresting agency and the detention center and that covers the reasonable costs of confinement, excluding capital construction costs, except as provided in 7-32-2245 or subsection (2)(b) of this section.   (b) If a city or town commits a person to the detention center of the county in which the city or town is located for a reason other than detention pending trial for or detention for service of a sentence for violating an ordinance of that city or town, the costs must be paid by the county, except as provided in 7-32-2245. If the department of corrections is the arresting agency and the inmate is a probation violator, the costs must be paid by the county in which the district court that retains jurisdiction over the inmate is located, except as provided in 7-32-2245.   (c) Payments must be made to the government unit responsible for the detention center or to the administrator operating a private detention center under an agreement provided for in 7-32-2201, upon presentation of a claim to the arresting agency.   (3) If a person is a fugitive from justice from an out-of-state jurisdiction, the costs, including medical expenses, of holding the person in a detention center pending extradition must be paid by the out-of-state jurisdiction.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 461, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 768, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 388, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 7-32-2243 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 22. Detention Centers|7-32-2243. Contracts for detention center services

  7-32-2243. Contracts for detention center services. (1) Contracts concerning detention center services and facilities between state or local government units, the state of Montana, or the federal government must be made pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Title 7, chapter 11, part 1.   (2) A government unit responsible for a detention center may contract with a government unit of another state for the confinement of lawfully committed inmates in a detention center located in either jurisdiction.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 461, L. 1989.
MT Code § 7-32-2244 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 22. Detention Centers|7-32-2244. Detention of juveniles

  7-32-2244. Detention of juveniles. Juveniles may be held in a detention center only in accordance with Title 41, chapter 5, part 3.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 461, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 547, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 7-32-2245 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 22. Detention Centers|7-32-2245. Payment of confinement and medical costs by inmate

  7-32-2245. Payment of confinement and medical costs by inmate. (1) An inmate found by the sentencing court to have the ability to pay is liable for the costs, including actual medical costs, of the inmate's confinement in a detention center. The rate for confinement costs must be determined in accordance with 46-18-403. Confinement costs, other than actual medical costs, must be ordered by the court and must be paid in advance of confinement and prior to payment of any fine.   (2) If an inmate requires medical treatment, the inmate is responsible for medical costs associated with:   (a) preexisting conditions;   (b) self-inflicted injuries while in custody;   (c) injuries incurred while in custody if the injuries are not the result of negligent or intentionally torturous acts committed by the detention center administrator or a member of the administrator's staff;   (d) injuries incurred during the commission of a crime or while unlawfully resisting arrest or attempting to avoid an arrest; and   (e) any other injuries or illnesses that are not the responsibility of other entities as provided in 7-32-2224 and 7-32-2242(3).   (3) (a) If an inmate is found to be able to pay for the inmate's medical costs, as provided in subsections (1) and (2), the health care provider who treats the inmate shall collect the cost of the treatment from the inmate or the detention center administrator may arrange with the health care provider to pursue reimbursement from a third-party payor for the services provided.   (b) If the health care provider is unable to collect from the inmate or third-party payor within 120 days from the date of the service, the county is responsible for reimbursing the health care provider for the services at:   (i) the medicaid reimbursement rate or at a rate that is 70% of the provider's customary charges, whichever is greater; or   (ii) a negotiated rate.   (c) If the health care provider is reimbursed by the inmate or the third-party payor after the provider has been reimbursed by the county, the provider shall refund to the county the amount that the provider had been paid by the county for the services provided to the inmate.   (4) Inability to pay may not be a factor in providing necessary medical care for an inmate.   (5) This section does not restrict an inmate's right to use a third-party payor.   (6) If a city or town is the arresting agency and commits a person to the detention center of the county in which the city or town is located, the inmate is responsible for the inmate's medical expenses and the provisions of this section apply.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 461, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 388, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 579, L. 2003.
MT Code § 7-32-2246 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 22. Detention Centers|7-32-2246. Temporary release from detention center

  7-32-2246. Temporary release from detention center. A detention center inmate may be granted, by court order and with the consent of the sheriff, the privilege of leaving the detention center during necessary and reasonable hours for any of the following purposes:   (1) seeking employment;   (2) working at employment;   (3) conducting the inmate's own business or self-employment;   (4) attending to the needs of the inmate's family;   (5) attending an educational institution; or   (6) obtaining medical treatment.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 461, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 706, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-32-2247 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 22. Detention Centers|7-32-2247. Annoyance of inmate prohibited -- penalty

  7-32-2247. Annoyance of inmate prohibited -- penalty. (1) The detention center administrator or staff member in charge of an inmate must use necessary and proper means to protect an inmate from purposeful or knowing insults and annoyance by others and to prevent others from communicating with the inmate while the inmate is at or is going to or returning from employment.   (2) A person persisting in purposefully or knowingly insulting, annoying, or communicating with an inmate after being told by the detention center administrator or staff member to desist commits the offense of inmate annoyance.   (3) A person convicted of the offense of inmate annoyance shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 461, L. 1989.
MT Code § 7-32-2248 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 22. Detention Centers|7-32-2248. Inmate endangerment -- penalty

  7-32-2248. Inmate endangerment -- penalty. (1) A detention center administrator or staff member commits the offense of inmate endangerment if the administrator or staff member knowingly:   (a) places or keeps a juvenile with adult inmates;   (b) uses corporal punishment against an inmate; or   (c) uses physical force against an inmate, except as necessary for:   (i) self-defense;   (ii) control of inmates;   (iii) protection of another person from imminent physical attack; or   (iv) prevention of riot or escape.   (2) A person who commits the offense of inmate endangerment shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 461, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 707, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-32-2249 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 22. Detention Centers|7-32-2249. False claims by detention center administrator

  7-32-2249. False claims by detention center administrator. A detention center administrator who falsely represents to the governing body of a local government the actual expenses of boarding detention center inmates, furnishing food and supplies, or providing services, who presents to the governing body false items in a claim or false vouchers, or if the administrator is not a private detention center administrator, who makes any profit from the keeping of inmates in the administrator's custody and a person who gives a false item or false voucher to be used by the detention center administrator in any claim against the local government is guilty of a misdemeanor.   History: En. Sec. 4628, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3161, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4910, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4910, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 25-229; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 461, L. 1989; Sec. 7-32-2128(1), MCA 1987; redes. 7-32-2249 by Code Commissioner, 1989; amd. Sec. 708, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-32-2250 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 22. Detention Centers|7-32-2250. Liability for escape in civil actions

  7-32-2250. Liability for escape in civil actions. (1) A detention center administrator who fails to prevent the escape or rescue of a person who was arrested in a civil action and who is in the administrator's custody without the consent or connivance of the party in whose behalf the arrest or imprisonment was made is liable as follows:   (a) When the arrest is upon an order to hold for bail or upon a surrender in exoneration of bail before judgment, the detention center administrator is liable to the plaintiff for the bail.   (b) When the arrest is on an execution or commitment to enforce the payment of money, the detention center administrator is liable for the amount expressed in the execution or commitment.   (c) When the arrest is on an execution or commitment other than to enforce the payment of money, the detention center administrator is liable for the actual damages sustained.   (2) Upon being sued for damages for an escape or rescue of a person in the detention center administrator's custody, the administrator may introduce evidence in mitigation or exculpation.   (3) An action may not be maintained against a detention center administrator for a rescue or for an escape of a person arrested upon an execution or commitment if, after the rescue or escape and before the commencement of the action, the inmate returns to the detention center or is retaken by the administrator.   History: En. Secs. 4390, 4391, 4392, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Secs. 3019, 3020, 3021, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Secs. 4783, 4784, 4785, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Secs. 4182, 4183, 4184; re-en. Secs. 4783, 4784, 4785, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2711, 16-2712, 16-2713; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 263, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 447, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 461, L. 1989; Sec. 7-32-2132, MCA 1987; redes. 7-32-2250 by Code Commissioner, 1989; amd. Sec. 709, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-32-2251 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 22. Detention Centers|7-32-2251. through 7-32-2254 reserved

  7-32-2251 through 7-32-2254 reserved.
MT Code § 7-32-2255 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 22. Detention Centers|7-32-2255. Inmate phone calls to attorney

  7-32-2255. Inmate phone calls to attorney. As needed and subject to policies adopted by the local government that operates or contracts for the lease or operation of a detention center, the detention center administrator shall allow an inmate to speak on the telephone with the inmate's attorney without charge.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 60, L. 2017.
MT Code § 7-32-2256 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 22. Detention Centers|7-32-2256. Terminated

  7-32-2256. Terminated. Sec. 4, Ch. 101, L. 2019.  History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 101, L. 2019.
MT Code § 7-32-2301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 23. Powers of County Commissioners Related to Law Enforcement|7-32-2301. Rewards for apprehension of criminals

  7-32-2301. Rewards for apprehension of criminals. (1) The board of county commissioners of each county has the power to offer rewards for the apprehension and conviction of any person or persons who have committed any felony within their respective counties. Said reward shall not exceed the sum of $500 for the apprehension and conviction of the party or parties guilty of a felony, and the reward shall not be paid in any case until a conviction has first been had in said case. All rewards shall be paid by warrants drawn on the general fund of the county.   (2) In no case shall the members of the board, sheriff, or other county officer receiving an annual or monthly salary be entitled to any part of any such reward.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 61, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 4483, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4483, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1123.
MT Code § 7-32-2302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 23. Powers of County Commissioners Related to Law Enforcement|7-32-2302. Establishment of curfew -- penalty

  7-32-2302. Establishment of curfew -- penalty. (1) (a) The governing body of a county may adopt an ordinance that establishes a curfew hour after which minors will not be allowed abroad on the public streets, roadways, or lands of the county.   (b) The ordinance must contain a description of the area covered by the curfew and provide exceptions for approved activities. The curfew may be countywide or pertain to any portion of the county, including an unincorporated city or town. The curfew may not extend to any area within the boundaries of an incorporated city or town.   (2) It is the duty of any officer or official enforcing the laws of the state to enforce the provisions of this section.   (3) A person convicted of violating a curfew ordinance adopted under subsection (1) shall be punished by a fine in an amount not exceeding $75 or by a sentence of up to 10 hours of community service, or both. Absolute liability, as provided for in 45-2-104, is imposed for a violation of this section.   History: (1)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 1969; Sec. 16-1182, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 29, L. 1969; Sec. 16-1183, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 3, Ch. 29, L. 1969; Sec. 16-1184, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 16-1182, 16-1183, 16-1184; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 258, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 131, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-32-4101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 41. Municipal Police Force|7-32-4101. Police department authorized and required

  7-32-4101. Police department authorized and required. There shall be in every city and town of this state a police department which shall be organized, managed, and controlled as provided in this part.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 136, L. 1907; Sec. 3304, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5095, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5095, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 152, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 72, L. 1949; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1801(part).
MT Code § 7-32-4102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 41. Municipal Police Force|7-32-4102. Applicability of part

  7-32-4102. Applicability of part. (1) This part shall in all respects be applicable to and shall govern and control police departments in every such city or town organized under any form of municipal government except where this part is in conflict with the commission form of government provided for in part 42 of chapter 3 and amendments thereto.   (2) Where the provisions of this part do conflict with the provisions of said part 42 and the amendments thereto pertaining to the commission form of government, the provisions pertaining to the commission form of government shall prevail.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 136, L. 1907; Sec. 3304, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5095, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5095, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 152, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 72, L. 1949; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1801(part).
MT Code § 7-32-4103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 41. Municipal Police Force|7-32-4103. Supervision of police department

  7-32-4103. Supervision of police department. The mayor in all cities and towns or the manager in those cities operating under the commission-manager plan has charge of and supervision over the police department. The mayor or manager shall appoint all the members and officers of the department. Subject to the provisions of this part, the mayor or manager may suspend or remove any member or officer of the force. The mayor or manager shall make rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this part, the other laws of the state, or the ordinances of the city or town council, for the government, direction, management, and discipline of the police force.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 136, L. 1907; Sec. 3305, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5096, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5096, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 152, L. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1802; amd. Sec. 710, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-32-4104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 41. Municipal Police Force|7-32-4104. Additional regulations by city council

  7-32-4104. Additional regulations by city council. In addition to the provisions herein contained, the city or town council may make any ordinances, not inconsistent with this part or any law of the state, for the government of the police department and for regulating the powers and duties of its officers and members.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 136, L. 1907; Sec. 3314, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5105, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5105, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1813.
MT Code § 7-32-4105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 41. Municipal Police Force|7-32-4105. Duties of chief of police

  7-32-4105. Duties of chief of police. (1) The chief of police:   (a) shall execute and return all process issued by the city judge or directed to the chief of police by any legal authority and must be present and shall assist the city court regularly;   (b) shall arrest all persons guilty of a breach of the peace or for the violation of any city or town ordinance and bring them before the city judge for trial;   (c) must have charge and control of all police officers, subject to rules that may be prescribed by ordinance, and report to the council all delinquencies or neglect of duty or official misconduct of police officers for action of the council;   (d) shall perform other duties that the council may prescribe.   (2) The chief of police has the same powers as a constable in the discharge of duties, but the chief of police may not serve a process in a civil action or proceeding except when a city or town is a party.   (3) Quotas for investigative stops, citations, or arrests may not be established and may not be used in evaluating police officers.   History: En. Sec. 4785, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3254, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5037, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5037, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-810; amd. Sec. 711, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 244, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-32-4106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 32. Law Enforcement|Part 41. Municipal Police Force|7-32-4106. List of active and eligible police officers

  7-32-4106. List of active and eligible police officers. (1) The city council has exclusive power to determine and limit the number of police officers and members to comprise the police force of any city, to reduce the number of the police force at any time, and to divide the police membership into two lists:   (a) one list is an active list containing the names of individuals who are to be actually employed and receive pay while employed; and   (b) one list is an eligible list containing the names of individuals who may not receive pay while not actually employed as an officer or member.   (2) Officers or members of the active list temporarily relieved from duty must become members of the eligible list without pay and must be first entitled to reinstatement on the active list in case of vacancy, according to their seniority in the service, and all others on the eligible list must be entitled to fill a vacancy in the order of their appointment.   (3) The action of the council under this section is not subject to review by any court.   (4) Officers or members may not be placed on the eligible list, except in case of temporary reduction of the police force, when the number already on the eligible list is equal to 20% of the active list.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 136, L. 1907; Sec. 3310, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5101, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 119, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5101, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1807; amd. Sec. 712, Ch. 61, L. 2007.