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MT Code § 41-5-1806 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 18. Custodial Care|41-5-1806. Contracts with nonparticipating counties

  41-5-1806. Contracts with nonparticipating counties. Counties participating in a regional detention facility may enter into agreements with nonparticipating counties to provide services for the detention of youth. The costs of services must be based upon a per diem charge for the detention of youth in the facility.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 799, L. 1991; Sec. 41-5-813, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-1806 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-1807 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 18. Custodial Care|41-5-1807. Responsibility for payment of detention costs

  41-5-1807. Responsibility for payment of detention costs. (1) Absent a contract or agreement between counties and except as provided in subsection (2), all costs for the detention of a youth in a county or regional detention facility, including medical costs incurred by the youth during detention, must be paid by the county at whose instance the youth is detained.   (2) A detention facility providing an educational program for youth held in lawful custody at the facility is eligible to receive education funding calculated as follows:   (a) Before the end of each fiscal year, the facility shall compile the following information by school district:   (i) the number of youth detained in the facility over 9 consecutive days during the prior year; and   (ii) the total number of days the youth in subsection (2)(a)(i) were detained.   (b) The facility shall calculate the school district's obligation for educational services by multiplying the number of youth detained and the total number of days detained as provided in subsection (2) by $20 a day for each youth. The calculation must be sent to the school district no later than June 30. The school district shall transmit the amount calculated to the county treasurer of the county where the facility is located no later than July 15.   (c) The funds are to be used by the county for educational services provided by certified personnel in the detention facility located in the county and is subject to the requirements of Title 7, chapter 6, part 23.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 799, L. 1991; Sec. 41-5-814, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-1807 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 536, L. 1999.
MT Code § 41-5-1808 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 18. Custodial Care|41-5-1808. Juvenile detention or juvenile corrections officer training

  41-5-1808. Juvenile detention or juvenile corrections officer training. A juvenile detention or juvenile corrections officer shall, in the first year of employment, complete a basic training course as required in 44-4-403. The training must be done under the auspices of the Montana law enforcement academy but does not have to occur at the academy.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 316, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 506, L. 2007; Sec. 44-4-305, MCA 2005; redes. 41-5-1808 by Sec. 23(3), Ch. 506, L. 2007.
MT Code § 41-5-1901 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 19. State Grants for Youth Detention Services|41-5-1901. Definitions

  41-5-1901. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:  (1) "Attendant care" means the direct supervision of youth by a trained attendant in a physically unrestricting setting.   (2) "Board" means the board of crime control provided for in 2-15-2008.   (3) "County" means a county, city-county consolidated government, or a youth detention region created pursuant to 41-5-1805.   (4) "Home detention" means the use of a youth's home for the purpose of ensuring the continued custody of the youth pending adjudication or final disposition of the youth's case.   (5) "Plan" means a county plan for providing youth detention services as required in 41-5-1903.   (6) "Secure detention" means the detention of youth in a physically restricting facility designed to prevent a youth from departing at will.   (7) "Youth detention service" means service for the detention of youth in facilities separate from adult jails. The term includes the services described in 41-5-1902.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 799, L. 1991; Sec. 41-5-1001, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-1901 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1600, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 41-5-1902 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 19. State Grants for Youth Detention Services|41-5-1902. State grants to counties

  41-5-1902. State grants to counties. (1) Within the limits of available funds, the board shall provide grants in accordance with 41-5-1903 through 41-5-1905 to assist counties in establishing and operating youth detention services, including but not limited to youth detention facilities, short-term detention centers, holdovers, attendant care, home detention, and programs for the transportation of youth to regional detention facilities.   (2) Grants available under subsection (1) consist of state appropriations and federal funds received by the board for the purpose of administering 41-5-1901 through 41-5-1905.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 799, L. 1991; Sec. 41-5-1002, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-1902 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-1903 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 19. State Grants for Youth Detention Services|41-5-1903. Application for grants -- county plans -- obligation of counties receiving grants -- review and monitoring

  41-5-1903. Application for grants -- county plans -- obligation of counties receiving grants -- review and monitoring. (1) In order to receive funds under 41-5-1902, a county shall submit an application to the board in a manner and form prescribed by the board.   (2) The application must include a written plan for providing youth detention services in the county. Each plan must include:   (a) an assessment of the need for services;   (b) a description of services to be provided, including alternatives to secure detention;   (c) the estimated number of youth who will receive services;   (d) criteria for the placement of youth in secure detention; and   (e) a budget describing proposed expenditures for youth detention services.   (3) If the application and plan are approved by the board, the county may receive a grant in the amount provided for in 41-5-1904.   (4) As a condition of receiving funds under 41-5-1902, each county shall, within a reasonable period of time, comply or substantially comply with state law and policies contained in the Montana Youth Court Act concerning the detention and placement of youth.   (5) The board shall periodically review and monitor counties receiving grants under 41-5-1902 to assure compliance or substantial compliance with the Montana Youth Court Act, as required under subsection (4). If, after notice and fair hearing, the board determines that a county is not in compliance or substantial compliance with the Montana Youth Court Act, the board shall terminate the grant to the county.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 799, L. 1991; Sec. 41-5-1003, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-1903 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-1904 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 19. State Grants for Youth Detention Services|41-5-1904. Distribution of grants -- limitation of funding -- restrictions on use

  41-5-1904. Distribution of grants -- limitation of funding -- restrictions on use. (1) The board shall award grants on an equitable basis, giving preference to services that are to be used on a regional basis.   (2) The board shall award grants to eligible counties:   (a) in a block grant in an amount not to exceed 50% of the approved, estimated cost of secure detention; or   (b) on a matching basis in an amount not to exceed:   (i) 75% of the approved cost of providing holdovers, attendant care, and other alternatives to secure detention, except for shelter care. Shelter care costs must be paid as provided by law.   (ii) 50% of the approved cost of programs for the transportation of youth to appropriate detention or shelter care facilities, including regional detention facilities.   (3) Based on funding available after the board has funded block grants under subsection (2), the board shall, in cases of extreme hardship in which the transfer of youth court cases to the adult system has placed considerable financial strain on a county's resources, award grants to eligible counties to fund up to 75% of the actual costs of secure detention of youth awaiting transfer. Hardship cases will be addressed at the end of the fiscal year and will be awarded by the board based upon a consideration of the applicant county's past 3 years' expenditures for youth detention and upon consideration of the particular case or cases that created the hardship expenditure for which the hardship grant is requested.   (4) Grants under 41-5-1902 may not be used to pay for the cost of youth evaluations. The cost of evaluations must be paid as provided for in 41-5-1503.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 799, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 8, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 550, L. 1997; Sec. 41-5-1004, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-1904 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-1905 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 19. State Grants for Youth Detention Services|41-5-1905. Allocation of grants

  41-5-1905. Allocation of grants. (1) Each fiscal year, the board shall allocate grants under 41-5-1902 for distribution to eligible counties based upon:   (a) the relative population of youth residing in geographical areas of the state, as determined by the board; and   (b) the estimated cost of youth detention services in each county eligible for funding under 41-5-1902.   (2) A county is not automatically entitled to receive a grant from funds available under 41-5-1902.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 799, L. 1991; Sec. 41-5-1005, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-1905 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-1906 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 19. State Grants for Youth Detention Services|41-5-1906. Amendment of state plan

  41-5-1906. Amendment of state plan. The board shall amend the state plan required under section 223 of the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5633), to reflect the contents of approved county plans for providing youth detention services.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 799, L. 1991; Sec. 41-5-1006, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-1906 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-1907 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 19. State Grants for Youth Detention Services|41-5-1907. Compliance with federal requirements

  41-5-1907. Compliance with federal requirements. The board shall administer federal funds available under section 222 of the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5632), in compliance with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 5633(a)(21) and 42 U.S.C. 5674.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 799, L. 1991; Sec. 41-5-1007, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-1907 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-1908 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 19. State Grants for Youth Detention Services|41-5-1908. Rulemaking authority

  41-5-1908. Rulemaking authority. The board may adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of 41-5-1805 and 41-5-1901 through 41-5-1908 and to establish requirements for approved holdovers consistent with the definition of holdover provided in 41-5-103.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 799, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 192, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 550, L. 1997; Sec. 41-5-1008, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-1908 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-2001 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 20. Juvenile Delinquency Intervention Act|41-5-2001. Short title

  41-5-2001. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Juvenile Delinquency Intervention Act".   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 587, L. 2001.
MT Code § 41-5-2002 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 20. Juvenile Delinquency Intervention Act|41-5-2002. Purpose

  41-5-2002. Purpose. The purposes of this part are to:  (1) provide an alternate method of funding juvenile out-of-home placements, programs, and services;   (2) increase the ability of youth courts to respond to juvenile delinquency through early intervention and expanded community alternatives;   (3) enhance the ability of youth courts to control costs;   (4) enhance community safety, hold youth accountable, and promote the competency development of youth;   (5) use local resources for the placement of troubled youth, when appropriate and available;   (6) reduce placements in out-of-state residential facilities and programs; and   (7) use correctional facilities when appropriate.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 587, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 398, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 339, L. 2021.
MT Code § 41-5-2003 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 20. Juvenile Delinquency Intervention Act|41-5-2003. Establishment of program -- office of court administrator duties

  41-5-2003. Establishment of program -- office of court administrator duties. (1) There is a juvenile delinquency intervention program. Each judicial district shall participate in the program.  (2) The office of court administrator and the judicial district shall monitor the judicial district's annual allocation provided for in 41-5-130 to ensure that the judicial district does not exceed its allocation.   (3) The office of court administrator shall provide technical assistance to each judicial district for the monitoring of its annual allocation.   (4) The office of court administrator shall assist each youth court in developing placement alternatives and community intervention and prevention programs and services.   (5) (a) Each fiscal year, the office of court administrator may select out-of-home placements, programs, and services to be evaluated for their effectiveness in achieving the purposes provided in 41-5-2002. The cost containment review panel shall provide recommendations to the office on out-of-home placements, programs, and services to be evaluated and on the scope of the evaluation. Before conducting any evaluation, the office shall obtain approval from the district court council established in 3-1-1602.   (b) The office shall report the results of any evaluation conducted under subsection (5)(a) to the department, cost containment review panel, district court council, and biennially to the law and justice interim committee in accordance with 5-11-210.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 587, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 398, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 95, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 143, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 74, Ch. 261, L. 2021.
MT Code § 41-5-2004 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 20. Juvenile Delinquency Intervention Act|41-5-2004. Youth court duties

  41-5-2004. Youth court duties. Each youth court shall:   (1) use available resources to develop alternatives for the placement of youth;   (2) use available resources for early intervention strategies for troubled youth;   (3) use a validated risk assessment instrument approved by the office of court administrator for the measurement of risk and the effectiveness of treatment or intervention services for youth pursuant to 41-5-1512 or 41-5-1513; and   (4) provide the legislative auditor with access to all records maintained by the youth court as otherwise permitted by law.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 587, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 398, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 143, L. 2015.
MT Code § 41-5-2005 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 20. Juvenile Delinquency Intervention Act|41-5-2005. Youth placement committee recommendation to youth court judge -- acceptance or rejection

  41-5-2005. Youth placement committee recommendation to youth court judge -- acceptance or rejection. (1) (a) Prior to commitment of a youth to the legal custody of the youth court under 41-5-1512 or 41-5-1513, a youth placement committee may be established as provided for in 41-5-121. Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), the committee, if established, shall submit in writing to the youth court judge its primary and alternative recommendations for placement of the youth.  (b) An alternative recommendation is unnecessary if the committee's recommendation is placement in a correctional facility.   (2) The committee shall first consider placement of the youth in a community-based facility or program and shall give priority to placement of the youth in a facility or program located in the state of Montana.   (3) If in-state alternatives for placement of the youth are inappropriate, the committee may recommend an out-of-state placement. The committee shall state in its recommendation the reasons why in-state services are not appropriate.   (4) The primary and alternative recommendations of the youth placement committee must be for similar facilities or programs. The youth court may require a youth placement committee to reevaluate a youth if the recommended placements are dissimilar.   (5) If the youth court rejects both of the committee's recommendations, it shall promptly notify the committee in writing of the reasons for rejecting the recommendations and shall make an appropriate placement for the youth.   (6) The youth court may not order a placement or change of placement that results in a deficit in the annual allocation established for that district under 41-5-130 without approval from the office of court administrator.   (7) The youth court shall evaluate the cost of the placement or change of placement and ensure that the placement or change of placement will not overspend the annual allocation provided by the office of court administrator under 41-5-130.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 587, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 398, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 143, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 344, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 339, L. 2021.
MT Code § 41-5-2006 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 20. Juvenile Delinquency Intervention Act|41-5-2006. Judicial branch policies and procedures

  41-5-2006. Judicial branch policies and procedures. The district court council, established in 3-1-1602, shall adopt policies and procedures, subject to review by the supreme court, necessary for the youth courts, cost containment review panel, and office of court administrator to perform their duties under this chapter, including but not limited to policies and procedures for:   (1) evaluating out-of-home placements, programs, and services as provided in 41-5-2003;   (2) monitoring judicial districts' annual allocations provided for in 41-5-130;   (3) processing payments for out-of-home placements, programs, and services on behalf of the youth court;   (4) determining the amount to be allocated to the cost containment pool as provided for in 41-5-132;   (5) submitting judicial district plans to the office of court administrator for expending allocations from the youth court intervention and prevention account provided for in 41-5-2011;   (6) reviewing judicial district plans by the cost containment review panel and making recommendations to the office of court administrator on plan approval as provided for in 41-5-2012;   (7) monitoring youth courts to promote consistency and uniformity in the placement of juveniles referred to the youth courts; and   (8) providing one or more risk assessment tools to be used by the youth courts.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 587, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 398, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 143, L. 2015.
MT Code § 41-5-2007 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 20. Juvenile Delinquency Intervention Act|41-5-2007. through 41-5-2010 reserved

  41-5-2007 through 41-5-2010 reserved.
MT Code § 41-5-2011 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 20. Juvenile Delinquency Intervention Act|41-5-2011. Youth court intervention and prevention account -- statutory appropriation -- administration

  41-5-2011. Youth court intervention and prevention account -- statutory appropriation -- administration. (1) There is a youth court intervention and prevention account in the state special revenue fund. The office of court administrator shall deposit in the account the following funds:   (a) unexpended funds from the judicial districts' annual allocations as provided for in 41-5-130; and   (b) unexpended funds from the cost containment pool as provided for in 41-5-132.   (2) The youth court intervention and prevention account is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the supreme court. The office of court administrator shall administer the account in accordance with 41-5-2012.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 482, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 398, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 143, L. 2015.
MT Code § 41-5-2501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 25. Criminally Convicted Youth Act|41-5-2501. Short title

  41-5-2501. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Criminally Convicted Youth Act".   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 532, L. 1999.
MT Code § 41-5-2502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 25. Criminally Convicted Youth Act|41-5-2502. Purpose

  41-5-2502. Purpose. The criminally convicted youth act must be interpreted and construed to effectuate the following express legislative purposes:   (1) to protect the public;   (2) to hold youth who commit offenses that may be filed directly in district court pursuant to 41-5-206 accountable for their actions;   (3) to provide for the custody, assessment, care, supervision, treatment, education, rehabilitation, and work and skill development of youth convicted in district court; and   (4) to comply with the legislative purposes set forth in 41-5-102.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 532, L. 1999.
MT Code § 41-5-2503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 25. Criminally Convicted Youth Act|41-5-2503. Disposition of criminally convicted youth

  41-5-2503. Disposition of criminally convicted youth. (1) The district court, in sentencing a youth adjudicated in district court pursuant to 41-5-206, shall:   (a) impose any sentence allowed by the statute that established the penalty for the offense of which the youth is convicted as if the youth were an adult and any conditions or restrictions allowed by statute;   (b) retain jurisdiction over the case until the criminally convicted youth reaches the age of 21;   (c) order the department to submit a status report to the court, county attorney, defense attorney, and juvenile probation officer every 6 months until the youth attains the age of 21. The report must include a recommendation from the department regarding the disposition of the criminally convicted youth.   (2) The district court shall review the criminally convicted youth's sentence pursuant to 41-5-2510 before the youth reaches the age of 21 if a hearing has not been requested under 41-5-2510.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 532, L. 1999.
MT Code § 41-5-2504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 25. Criminally Convicted Youth Act|41-5-2504. through 41-5-2509 reserved

  41-5-2504 through 41-5-2509 reserved.