reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
MT Code § 44-2-412 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 4. Missing Persons -- Unidentified Bodies|44-2-412. Looping in native communities network grant program

  44-2-412. (Temporary) Looping in native communities network grant program. (1) There is a looping in native communities network grant program. The program is established to create a network in support of efforts by Montana tribes to identify, report, and find Native American persons who are missing. The grant program is administered by the missing indigenous persons task force established in 44-2-411.  (2) The grant program includes a competitive grant to be awarded to a tribal entity to create and administer a central administration point for the looping in native communities network. The missing indigenous persons task force shall develop the application and the criteria to award the grant to a tribal entity. The criteria must include:   (a) policies and standards for technology and equipment, including data storage and security of information entered into the network;   (b) standards for data verification;   (c) job qualifications and requirements for a data specialist to administer the network;   (d) development of a system to provide automatic initial alerts to law enforcement agencies and tribal and community organizations when a missing indigenous person report is made, including determining which law enforcement agencies will receive the automatic initial alert;   (e) development of a standard reporting form that includes space to provide the information specified in subsection (4) to be used by the data specialist; and   (f) administrative rights for a designee at each participating tribal agency.   (3) The grant program may include additional smaller, noncompetitive grants to be awarded to a qualifying tribal agency at each reservation that submits a complete application. The purpose of the grants awarded under this subsection is to provide matching funds for some or all of the costs required for the tribal agency to set up and maintain access to the looping in native communities network.   (4) The standard reporting form required under subsection (2)(e) must allow a data specialist to enter information about the missing indigenous person, including but not limited to the missing person's:   (a) name and any aliases or nicknames;   (b) gender, age, height, weight, and other physical descriptive characteristics;   (c) last known location and related information, including the date of last contact with the missing indigenous person and the person with whom the missing indigenous person last made contact; and   (d) photographs, including photographs obtained from an online or social media profile. (Terminates June 30, 2023--sec. 3, Ch. 243, L. 2021.)   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 373, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 243, L. 2021.
MT Code § 44-2-413 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 4. Missing Persons -- Unidentified Bodies|44-2-413. Looping in native communities network state special revenue account

  44-2-413. (Temporary) Looping in native communities network state special revenue account. There is a looping in native communities network account within the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102. The purpose of the account is to provide matching funds to tribal agencies to implement the looping in native communities network. The account is administered by the department of justice. (Terminates June 30, 2023--sec. 3, Ch. 243, L. 2021.)  History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 373, L. 2019.
MT Code § 44-2-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 5. Missing Children|44-2-501. Short title

  44-2-501. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Missing Children Act of 1985".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 559, L. 1985.
MT Code § 44-2-502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 5. Missing Children|44-2-502. Definitions -- legislative intent

  44-2-502. Definitions -- legislative intent. (1) As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (a) "Missing child" means any person who has been reported as missing to a law enforcement authority and:   (i) who is under 21 years of age;   (ii) whose temporary or permanent residence is in Montana or is believed to be in Montana; and   (iii) whose location has not been determined.   (b) "Missing child report" means a report prepared on a form designed by the department of justice for use by private citizens and law enforcement authorities to report information about missing children to the missing children information program provided for in 44-2-503.   (2) The legislature intends the phrase "law enforcement authority" to be interpreted broadly in this part as inclusive of local, state, tribal, and federal authorities.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 559, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 79, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 275, L. 2019.
MT Code § 44-2-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 5. Missing Children|44-2-503. Missing children information program

  44-2-503. Missing children information program. (1) The department of justice shall establish a missing children information program to create a central repository to aid in the location of missing children in Montana.   (2) The missing children information program shall:   (a) establish a system of intrastate communication of information relating to any child determined to be missing by the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the child or by a law enforcement authority;   (b) provide a centralized file for the exchange of information on missing children within the state, including information obtained under the provisions of 44-2-401;   (c) interface with the national crime information center computer system for exchange of information on children suspected of interstate travel; and   (d) provide the superintendent of public instruction each month with a list of missing Montana school children for the purposes of 44-2-506.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 559, L. 1985.
MT Code § 44-2-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 5. Missing Children|44-2-504. Reports to missing children information program -- custodial interference

  44-2-504. Reports to missing children information program -- custodial interference. (1) All law enforcement authorities in the state shall submit information regarding a missing child to the missing children information program provided for in 44-2-503.   (2) Any parent, guardian, or legal custodian may submit a missing child report to the missing children information program on any child whose whereabouts is unknown, regardless of the circumstances, subsequent to making a report to the appropriate law enforcement authority.   (3) The parent, guardian, or legal custodian responsible for notifying the missing children information program or a law enforcement authority of a missing child shall immediately notify the authority and the program if the child's location has been determined.   (4) When a law enforcement authority takes a report of what the authority reasonably believes is custodial interference, as described in 45-5-304, the authority shall also collect detailed biographical and contact information for all involved parties, including the reporting party, any alleged suspects, and the alleged missing or involved child. If the whereabouts of the involved child is unknown, the law enforcement authority shall file a missing child report.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 559, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 23, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 275, L. 2019.
MT Code § 44-2-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 5. Missing Children|44-2-505. Duties of law enforcement authority

  44-2-505. Duties of law enforcement authority. Whenever a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child files a report with a law enforcement authority that the child is missing, the law enforcement authority shall within 2 hours of the report:   (1) inform all on-duty law enforcement officers of the existence of the missing child report;   (2) communicate the report to all other law enforcement authorities having jurisdiction in the county;   (3) enter the missing child report into the national crime information center computer system; and   (4) if the missing child is enrolled in a Montana public school district, request the child's directory photograph from the superintendent of public instruction pursuant to 20-7-1317. If a directory photograph is available, it must be included with the missing child report.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 559, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 79, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 250, L. 2019.
MT Code § 44-2-506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 5. Missing Children|44-2-506. List of missing Montana school children

  44-2-506. List of missing Montana school children. (1) The superintendent of public instruction shall assist the missing children information program provided for in 44-2-503 in identifying and locating missing children who are enrolled in Montana public school districts in kindergarten through grade 12 by:   (a) collecting each month a list of missing Montana school children as provided by the missing children information program provided for in 44-2-503;   (b) distributing the list of missing school children on a monthly basis, unless the list has no change from the previous month's information, to all school districts admitting children to kindergarten through grade 12;   (c) designing the list to include pertinent available information for identification of the missing school child, including a directory photograph of the child if available pursuant to 20-7-1317; and   (d) notifying the appropriate law enforcement agency and the missing children information program as soon as any additional information is obtained or contact is made with respect to a missing school child.   (2) Each school district in Montana shall:   (a) distribute to each school building within the district the list of missing school children provided for in subsection (1); and   (b) notify the appropriate law enforcement agency at the earliest known contact with any child whose name appears on the list of missing school children.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 559, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 250, L. 2019.
MT Code § 44-2-507 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 5. Missing Children|44-2-507. Notice to parents of children absent from school

  44-2-507. Notice to parents of children absent from school. The trustees of any elementary or high school district shall establish procedures to be followed by school personnel for attempting to contact by the end of a school day any parent, guardian, or legal custodian whose child is absent from school but who has not reported the child as absent for the school day to determine whether the parent, guardian, or legal custodian is aware of the child's absence from school.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 559, L. 1985.
MT Code § 44-2-508 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 5. Missing Children|44-2-508. through 44-2-510 reserved

  44-2-508 through 44-2-510 reserved.
MT Code § 44-2-511 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 5. Missing Children|44-2-511. School enrollment procedures to aid identification of missing children

  44-2-511. School enrollment procedures to aid identification of missing children. (1) When a child enrolls in a school district for the first time, the school district shall:   (a) require that the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian present to the school, within 40 days of enrollment, proof of identity of the child; and   (b) request the appropriate school records of the child from the previous school attended by the child. The school enrolling the child shall make the request within 40 days of enrollment of the child.   (2) If a child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian does not present the proof of identity required in subsection (1) within 40 days of enrollment or if the school district does not receive the school records of the child within 60 days of enrollment, the school shall notify the missing children information program provided in 44-2-503 and a local law enforcement authority of the fact that no proof of identity has been presented for the child.   (3) A school district that receives a request for the school records of a child shall transfer the records to the requesting school as soon as possible.   (4) When a school district receives a notice from a law enforcement authority, parent, guardian, or legal custodian that a child who is or has been enrolled in that school has been reported as a missing child, the school district shall:   (a) flag in some manner the student records of the child; and   (b) notify the missing children information program and a local law enforcement authority if a request for the school records is received from another school district.   (5) If it is necessary for a local law enforcement authority to conduct an investigation on a missing child, school personnel may not inform the person claiming custody of the child of the investigation while it is being conducted.   (6) For the purposes of this section:   (a) "proof of identity" means a certified copy of a birth certificate, a certified transcript or similar student records from the previous school, or any documentary evidence that a school district considers to be satisfactory proof of identity; and   (b) "school district" means a school district as defined in 20-6-101 or a nonpublic elementary school or high school in the state.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 407, L. 1987.
MT Code § 44-2-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 6. Escape or Release From Confinement -- Notification|44-2-601. Notification of escape or release from confinement

  44-2-601. Notification of escape or release from confinement. (1) The notice required by subsection (2) must be given if:   (a) a person committed to a hospital or mental health facility under Title 46, chapter 14, escapes or is released from confinement;   (b) a person confined in an institution other than a jail pending or during trial for a criminal offense involving the use or threat of physical force or violence or confined in a prison or other state institution after conviction of a criminal offense involving the use or threat of physical force or violence escapes or is released from confinement; or   (c) a person confined in a jail pending or during trial for a criminal offense involving the use or threat of physical force or violence or confined in a jail after conviction of a criminal offense involving the use or threat of physical force or violence escapes from confinement.   (2) If a person referred to in subsection (1) escapes or is released from confinement, the institution in which the person was confined shall notify:   (a) the sheriff or other law enforcement officials in the county in which the offense occurred;   (b) the sheriff or other law enforcement officials in the county or counties, if known, in which a victim or the victims of the offense reside at the time of the escape or release;   (c) the sheriff or other law enforcement officials in the county, if known, in which the person intends to reside upon leaving confinement;   (d) the sheriff or other law enforcement officials in the county in which the jail, prison, hospital, mental health facility, or other institution from which the person escaped or was released is located;   (e) a victim of the offense who has requested notification in the event of an escape or a release of the person; and   (f) a court that has requested that it be notified in the event of an escape or a release of the person.   (3) The department shall adopt a methodology for notifying the individuals and entities listed in subsection (2). The methodology must take into account the public safety concerns related to escape. Notification concerning a pending release must be made prior to the release.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 103, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 374, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 125, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 372, L. 1995.
MT Code § 44-2-701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 7. Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) (Repealed)|44-2-701. Repealed

  44-2-701. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 53, L. 2013.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 808, L. 1991.
MT Code § 44-2-702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 7. Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) (Repealed)|44-2-702. Repealed

  44-2-702. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 53, L. 2013.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 808, L. 1991.
MT Code § 44-2-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 7. Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) (Repealed)|44-2-703. Repealed

  44-2-703. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 53, L. 2013.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 808, L. 1991.
MT Code § 44-2-704 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 7. Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) (Repealed)|44-2-704. Repealed

  44-2-704. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 53, L. 2013.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 808, L. 1991.
MT Code § 44-2-705 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 7. Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) (Repealed)|44-2-705. Repealed

  44-2-705. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 53, L. 2013.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 808, L. 1991.
MT Code § 44-2-801 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 2. Investigation, Communication, and Identification|Part 8. Blue Alert Program|44-2-801. Blue alert program

  44-2-801. Blue alert program. (1) There is a state alert system known as the blue alert program within the department of justice.   (2) Upon request by a law enforcement agency, the department may activate the blue alert program if the department determines that:   (a) (i) a peace officer has been killed or seriously injured in the line of duty;   (ii) an individual suspected to have caused the death or injury is at large;   (iii) a law enforcement agency has determined that the individual referred to in subsection (2)(a)(ii) poses a serious threat to the public, other peace officers, or both; and   (iv) sufficient information exists about the individual referred to in subsection (2)(a)(ii) or about the death or injury so that the activation of the program would materially assist in the capture of the individual;   (b) a peace officer is missing in connection with official duties; or   (c) an imminent and credible threat exists that an individual intends to cause serious injury or death of a peace officer.   (3) Upon activation of the blue alert program, the department shall notify the following entities in the state or area in which the alert is established:   (a) all law enforcement agencies;   (b) individuals who, because of their proximity to the geographic area in which the death or injury occurred, may have observed the death or injury or the escape of the individual referred to in subsection (2)(a)(ii) or may themselves become a victim of that individual;   (c) individuals who may have a special relationship to the individual referred to in subsection (2)(a)(ii), such as a relative of that individual or a peace officer or other person within the criminal justice system who knows the individual; and   (d) other persons who the department determines would benefit from the notice.   (4) The department shall terminate the blue alert when it determines:   (a) that the individual referred to in subsection (2)(a)(ii) has been apprehended or when it determines that the blue alert will no longer materially assist in the capture of the individual;   (b) the peace officer referred to in subsection (2)(b) is no longer missing or it determines that the blue alert will no longer assist in locating the peace officer; or   (c) the threat referred to in subsection (2)(c) no longer exists or it determines that the blue alert will no longer materially assist in alleviating the threat.   (5) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.   (6) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:   (a) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning provided in 44-11-303.   (b) "Peace officer" has the meaning provided in 46-1-202.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 159, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 95, L. 2019.
MT Code § 44-3-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 3. Montana Forensic Science System Act|Part 1. General Provisions Forensic Science|44-3-101. Short title

  44-3-101. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Montana Forensic Science System Act".   History: En. 82-427 by Sec. 1, Ch. 530, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-427.
MT Code § 44-3-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 3. Montana Forensic Science System Act|Part 1. General Provisions Forensic Science|44-3-102. Purpose

  44-3-102. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the attorney general to provide the personnel, facilities, and procedures to:   (1) determine the cause of certain types of deaths by such investigation and examination as are in the public interest;   (2) analyze specimens for law enforcement officers; and   (3) provide reports, including oral testimony, concerning such investigation, examination, and analysis when in the public interest.   History: En. 82-428 by Sec. 2, Ch. 530, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-428; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 689, L. 1989.
MT Code § 44-3-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 3. Montana Forensic Science System Act|Part 1. General Provisions Forensic Science|44-3-103. Repealed

  44-3-103. Repealed. Sec. 14, Ch. 503, L. 1985.   History: En. 82-429 by Sec. 3, Ch. 530, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-429(part).
MT Code § 44-3-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 3. Montana Forensic Science System Act|Part 1. General Provisions Forensic Science|44-3-104. Functions of department

  44-3-104. Functions of department. The forensics functions of the department of justice include operation of a division of forensic sciences.   History: En. 82-430 by Sec. 4, Ch. 530, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-430; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 689, L. 1989.
MT Code § 44-3-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 3. Montana Forensic Science System Act|Part 1. General Provisions Forensic Science|44-3-105. Authority to accept grants

  44-3-105. Authority to accept grants. The department of justice is authorized to accept federal and other moneys which may be made available to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.   History: En. 82-431 by Sec. 5, Ch. 530, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-431; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 503, L. 1985.
MT Code § 44-3-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 44. Law Enforcement|Chapter 3. Montana Forensic Science System Act|Part 1. General Provisions Forensic Science|44-3-106. Power of attorney general to employ personnel

  44-3-106. Power of attorney general to employ personnel. The attorney general is authorized to employ personnel necessary to perform the functions authorized under this chapter.   History: En. 82-435 by Sec. 9, Ch. 530, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-435(part); amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 689, L. 1989.