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MT Code § 44-4-1602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 4. Miscellaneous Functions of Department of Justice|Part 16. Statewide Public Safety Communications System Act|44-4-1602. Findings -- intent

  44-4-1602. Findings -- intent. (1) Montana finds that the continued planning and development of a unified statewide public safety communications system must be conducted in an organized, deliberate, and cost-effective manner.   (2) It is the intent of this part to guide future planning for and efforts to sustain the statewide public safety communications system by:   (a) creating and communicating operational recommendations and guidelines applicable to all state agencies and other entities using the statewide public safety communications system to improve overall satisfaction with the communications system, to increase the adoption of recommendations and guidelines, and to set a benchmark for user expectations;   (b) developing a sustainable maintenance plan for the statewide public safety communications system to ensure that the existing statewide public safety communications system remains operational and reliable;   (c) establishing a plan to fund upgrades, modifications, maintenance, or migration of technology within the statewide public safety communications system;   (d) ensuring that public-private partnerships are used to expand, modify, migrate, operate, and maintain the statewide public safety communications system in a cost-effective manner to achieve the objectives and required functionality of the system;   (e) to the greatest extent possible, encouraging the use of nonproprietary, standards-based, and commercially available technology to allow a wide array of system options and cost-effective deployments;   (f) ensuring that the primary purpose of the statewide public safety communications system is to enable participating agencies to fulfill their respective missions, and not to implement a specific technology or standard; and   (g) requiring that future modifications, expansions, or migrations of the statewide public safety communications system are developed in cooperation with federal, state, tribal, and local governments and private industry with a goal to provide seamless access to mission-critical voice, data, or both voice and data communications to the greatest extent possible.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 346, L. 2017.
MT Code § 44-4-1603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 4. Miscellaneous Functions of Department of Justice|Part 16. Statewide Public Safety Communications System Act|44-4-1603. Definitions

  44-4-1603. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Advisory council" means the statewide public safety communications system advisory council established in 44-4-1604.   (2) "Department" means the department of justice established in 2-15-2001.   (3) "FirstNet" means a radio access network planned in connection with a first responder network authority's nationwide public safety broadband network for the purpose of supporting public safety voice and data communications.   (4) "Public safety communications system" means a system used primarily by public safety agencies for transmitting and receiving voice, data, or both voice and data communications. The term includes but is not limited to:   (a) the statewide trunked land-mobile radio system;   (b) a statewide microwave network;   (c) any system interconnections that facilitate the operation of the statewide trunked land-mobile radio system; and   (d) future technology that enhances or replaces existing trunked land-mobile radio systems or microwave networks.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 346, L. 2017.
MT Code § 44-4-1605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 4. Miscellaneous Functions of Department of Justice|Part 16. Statewide Public Safety Communications System Act|44-4-1605. Statewide public safety communications system advisory council -- duties and responsibilities

  44-4-1605. Statewide public safety communications system advisory council -- duties and responsibilities. (1) The advisory council shall:   (a) advise the department concerning future development and sustainability of the statewide public safety communications system;   (b) provide recommendations to the department for the continued funding of the statewide public safety communications system;   (c) provide recommendations to the department concerning the establishment of potential rates and other charges for use of the statewide public safety communications system to sustain, expand, or both sustain and expand the system;   (d) advise the department in the development of statewide public safety communications system standards and policies; and   (e) advise the department on significant matters concerning statewide public safety communications system services in the state of Montana, including rulemaking in accordance with 44-4-1609.   (2) The advisory council shall review the operations and funding of the statewide public safety communications system in Montana to ensure:   (a) efficient spending of public funds;   (b) statewide standards for use and access of the public safety communications system;   (c) leveraging, when and where it has been deemed operationally suitable and economically advantageous, existing commercial communications infrastructure; and   (d) overall operational efficiency, while not unreasonably limiting system users in fulfilling their respective missions.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 346, L. 2017.
MT Code § 44-4-1607 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 4. Miscellaneous Functions of Department of Justice|Part 16. Statewide Public Safety Communications System Act|44-4-1607. Statewide public safety communications system account

  44-4-1607. Statewide public safety communications system account. (1) There is an account in the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102 to be known as the statewide public safety communications system account.   (2) There must be deposited in the account:   (a) money received from legislative allocations and general fund transfers;   (b) a transfer of money from a state or local agency for the purposes of this part;   (c) rates, charges, or fees collected by the department in accordance with 44-4-1606(3)(h);   (d) funds accepted in accordance with 44-4-1606(3)(i) and (3)(j); and   (e) a gift, donation, grant, legacy, bequest, or devise made for the purposes of this part.   (3) There is an account in the federal special revenue fund established in 17-2-102 to be known as the statewide public safety communications system account. There must be deposited in the account money received from the federal government for the purposes of this part.   (4) For each fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2029, there is transferred $3.75 million from the state general fund to the state special revenue account provided for in this section.   (5) Funds in either account created in this section must be used by the department for the purposes of this part.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 346, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 486, L. 2019.
MT Code § 44-4-1608 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 4. Miscellaneous Functions of Department of Justice|Part 16. Statewide Public Safety Communications System Act|44-4-1608. FirstNet exemption

  44-4-1608. FirstNet exemption. This part and rules adopted in accordance with this part do not affect:   (1) the state's ability to use FirstNet, including new services and applications available with FirstNet; or   (2) any obligations or responsibilities related to FirstNet in accordance with federal statute.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 346, L. 2017.
MT Code § 44-4-1609 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 4. Miscellaneous Functions of Department of Justice|Part 16. Statewide Public Safety Communications System Act|44-4-1609. Rulemaking authority

  44-4-1609. Rulemaking authority. (1) The department may adopt rules necessary to implement this part. Rules may include provisions for:   (a) implementation of this part; and   (b) administration of the statewide public safety communications system in accordance with this part.   (2) Rules must be adopted in accordance with the Montana Administrative Procedure Act provided for in Title 2, chapter 4.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 346, L. 2017.
MT Code § 44-5-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 1. General Provisions|44-5-101. Short title

  44-5-101. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the "Montana Criminal Justice Information Act of 1979".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 525, L. 1979.
MT Code § 44-5-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 1. General Provisions|44-5-102. Purpose

  44-5-102. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to require the photographing and fingerprinting of persons under certain circumstances, to ensure the accuracy and completeness of criminal history information, and to establish effective protection of individual privacy in confidential and nonconfidential criminal justice information collection, storage, and dissemination.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 525, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 145, L. 1985.
MT Code § 44-5-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 1. General Provisions|44-5-104. Relationship to other statutes

  44-5-104. Relationship to other statutes. Laws requiring disclosure of public records, writings, or information are not superseded by this chapter unless clearly inconsistent with its specific language. Laws requiring confidentiality of information contained in records or writings are not superseded by this chapter, which applies only when information may be disclosed consistent with such laws.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 525, L. 1979.
MT Code § 44-5-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 1. General Provisions|44-5-105. Department of justice -- powers

  44-5-105. Department of justice -- powers. The department of justice may:   (1) adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter;   (2) hear and decide contested cases or challenges that may arise under the provisions of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act;   (3) conduct audits of the criminal history record information systems of a representative sample of state and local criminal justice agencies chosen annually on a random basis to determine whether they are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 525, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 603, L. 1993.
MT Code § 44-5-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 1. General Provisions|44-5-106. through 44-5-110 reserved

  44-5-106 through 44-5-110 reserved.
MT Code § 44-5-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 1. General Provisions|44-5-111. Court order to enforce compliance

  44-5-111. Court order to enforce compliance. Any person may apply for an order from a district court to enforce compliance with any provision of this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 525, L. 1979.
MT Code § 44-5-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 1. General Provisions|44-5-112. Sanctions

  44-5-112. Sanctions. The sanctions provided in 44-2-205 apply to any knowing or purposeful violation of this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 525, L. 1979.
MT Code § 44-5-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 2. Collection and Processing|44-5-201. Scope of authority to collect, process, and preserve criminal justice information

  44-5-201. Scope of authority to collect, process, and preserve criminal justice information. A criminal justice agency may collect, process, and preserve only that criminal justice information which is necessary for the performance of its authorized functions.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 525, L. 1979.
MT Code § 44-5-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 2. Collection and Processing|44-5-203. through 44-5-210 reserved

  44-5-203 through 44-5-210 reserved.
MT Code § 44-5-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 2. Collection and Processing|44-5-211. Records -- form, contents, limits on use

  44-5-211. Records -- form, contents, limits on use. A criminal justice agency originating initial offense reports, initial arrest records, bail records, or daily jail occupancy rosters may maintain a chronological or numerical record of these items. These records may not contain any prior criminal history record information and may not be used to gain access to any other public criminal justice information.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 525, L. 1979.
MT Code § 44-5-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 2. Collection and Processing|44-5-212. Record preservation

  44-5-212. Record preservation. Unless required by federal law, expunging, purging, or destroying of criminal justice information is not required based on the length of time such records are held.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 525, L. 1979.
MT Code § 44-5-213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 2. Collection and Processing|44-5-213. Procedures to ensure accuracy of criminal history records

  44-5-213. Procedures to ensure accuracy of criminal history records. In order to ensure complete and accurate criminal history record information:   (1) the department of justice shall maintain a centralized state repository of criminal history record information to serve all criminal justice agencies in the state;   (2) dispositions resulting from formal proceedings in a court having jurisdiction in a criminal action against an individual who has been photographed and fingerprinted under 44-5-202 shall be reported to the originating agency and the state repository within 15 days. If the dispositions can readily be collected and reported through the court system, the dispositions may be submitted to the state repository by the administrative office of the courts.   (3) an originating agency shall advise the state repository within 30 days of all dispositions concerning the termination of criminal proceedings against an individual who has been photographed and fingerprinted under 44-5-202;   (4) the department of corrections shall advise the state repository within 30 days of all dispositions subsequent to conviction of an individual who has been photographed and fingerprinted under 44-5-202;   (5) each criminal justice agency shall query the state repository prior to dissemination of any criminal history record information to ensure the timeliness of the information. When no final disposition is shown by the state repository records, the state repository shall query the source of the document or other appropriate source for current status. Inquiries must be made prior to any dissemination except in those cases in which time is of the essence and the repository is technically incapable of responding within the necessary time period. If time is of the essence, the inquiry must still be made and the response must be forwarded as soon as it is received.   (6) each criminal justice agency shall ensure that all its criminal justice information is complete, accurate, and current; and   (7) the department of justice shall adopt rules for criminal justice agencies other than those that are part of the judicial branch of government to implement this section. The department of justice may adopt rules for the same purpose for the judicial branch of government if the supreme court consents to the rules.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 525, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 198, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 44-5-214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 2. Collection and Processing|44-5-214. Inspection or transfer of criminal history records

  44-5-214. Inspection or transfer of criminal history records. (1) An individual or the individual's agent may inspect any criminal history record information maintained about the individual or transfer copies of that information to any other person upon the presentation of satisfactory identification to the criminal justice agency maintaining the criminal history record information. Fingerprints may be required for identification. An agent must also submit a notarized authorization from the agent's principal or an authorization order from a district court.   (2) If an individual's criminal history record information is maintained in the state repository, copies of the records shall be transferred to the local agency for inspection upon proper request of the individual or the individual's agent. A local agency shall honor a verified affidavit accompanying a request by an individual for a transfer of copies of criminal history record information concerning that individual to a criminal justice agency of another state for the purpose of complying with this chapter.   (3) (a) An individual may request inspection or transfer of copies, or both, of criminal history record information only during normal working hours.   (b) Copies of records may be made by or at the request of a properly identified individual or the individual's authorized agent. If a machine for making copies is not reasonably available, the individual or the individual's agent may make handwritten copies. A charge may be made by the agency for the cost of supplying the copies. Each copy must be clearly marked to indicate that it is for inspection only.   (c) An agency employee should be available to answer questions concerning record content. A record of each request to inspect records under this section must be maintained.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 525, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 603, L. 1993.
MT Code § 44-5-215 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 2. Collection and Processing|44-5-215. Challenge and correction

  44-5-215. Challenge and correction. (1) After inspection of criminal history record information, an individual may contest the accuracy or completeness, or both, of the information about that individual.   (2) If the agency maintaining the criminal history record information does not correct it to the individual's satisfaction, the individual may request review and correction by the executive head of the agency.   (3) If the requested correction is denied by the head of the agency, the individual may present a challenge to the department of justice.   (4) If the agency in charge of the record in question can verify the accuracy of its record by communication with the originating criminal justice agency, it shall do so. If accuracy or completeness cannot be verified and the agency primarily originating the information containing the alleged error or omission is in the state, the individual shall address the challenge to that agency. If information necessary to verify the accuracy or completeness of the record cannot be obtained by the originating agency, it may rely on verified written documents or include the individual's allegation in its records in dissemination until there is a final disposition of the challenge.   (5) If the challenge is successful, the agency shall:   (a) supply to the individual, if requested, a list of those noncriminal justice agencies that have received copies of the criminal history record information about the individual; and   (b) immediately correct its records and notify all criminal justice agencies to which it has given erroneous or incomplete information of these changes.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 525, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1627, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 44-5-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 3. Dissemination|44-5-301. Dissemination of public criminal justice information

  44-5-301. Dissemination of public criminal justice information. (1) There are no restrictions on the dissemination of public criminal justice information.  (2) (a) All public criminal justice information is available from the department or the agency that is the source of the original documents and that is authorized to maintain the documents according to applicable law. These documents must be open, subject to the restrictions in this section, during the normal business hours of the agency. A reasonable charge may be made by a criminal justice agency for providing a copy of public criminal justice information.   (b) (i) A criminal justice agency shall charge a clerking fee of $100 for the release of a booking photograph prior to the termination of criminal proceedings against the individual depicted in the photograph. This fee may be waived in the case of extenuating circumstances.   (ii) If a person is convicted of an offense related to the arrest for which the booking photograph was taken, the criminal justice agency may not charge a clerking fee for the release of the booking photograph.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 525, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 416, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 369, L. 2021.
MT Code § 44-5-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 3. Dissemination|44-5-302. Dissemination of criminal history record information that is not public criminal justice information

  44-5-302. Dissemination of criminal history record information that is not public criminal justice information. (1) Criminal history record information may not be disseminated to agencies other than criminal justice agencies unless:   (a) the information is disseminated with the consent or at the request of the individual about whom it relates according to procedures specified in 44-5-214 and 44-5-215;   (b) a district court considers dissemination necessary;   (c) the information is disseminated in compliance with 44-5-304; or   (d) the agency receiving the information is authorized by law to receive it.   (2) The department of justice and other criminal justice agencies may accept fingerprints of applicants for admission to the state bar of Montana and shall, with respect to a bar admission applicant whose fingerprints are given to the department or agency by the state bar, exchange available state, multistate, local, federal (to the extent allowed by federal law), and other criminal history record information with the Montana supreme court and its commission on character and fitness for licensing purposes.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 525, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 15, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 229, L. 2003.
MT Code § 44-5-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 5. Criminal Justice Information|Part 3. Dissemination|44-5-304. Development of statistical information -- agreements as to access

  44-5-304. Development of statistical information -- agreements as to access. (1) An individual or agency with the express purpose of developing statistical information may have access to criminal history record information pursuant to an agreement with a criminal justice agency. The agreement shall contain, but need not be limited to, the following provisions:   (a) specific authorization for access to specific information;   (b) a limitation on the use of the information to research, evaluative, or statistical purposes;   (c) assurance of the confidentiality and security of the information; and   (d) sanctions for violations of the agreement or this section.   (2) Proposed agreements and any completed research, statistical, or evaluative study or product developed from the use of statistical information is subject to review and approval by the department of justice to ensure compliance with this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 525, L. 1979.