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MT Code § 41-5-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 1. General|41-5-113. Restrictions on use of funds

  41-5-113. Restrictions on use of funds. (1) Funds available to a judicial district under 41-5-130, 41-5-132, or 41-5-2012 may not be used to:   (a) pay salary, benefits, or training costs of a federal, state, or county employee;   (b) purchase items for a federal, state, or county agency that the agency would normally provide for its employees;   (c) support a program or service previously paid for by another source, except as provided in subsection (2); or   (d) construct or remodel a physical structure.   (2) Available funds may be used to support a program providing direct services to youth that was previously funded through grant money if the program's demonstrated outcomes resulted in a reduction in out-of-home placements.   (3) A judicial district shall comply with state procurement laws when expending available funds.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 398, L. 2007.
MT Code § 41-5-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 1. General|41-5-114. through 41-5-120 reserved

  41-5-114 through 41-5-120 reserved.
MT Code § 41-5-121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 1. General|41-5-121. Youth placement committees -- composition

  41-5-121. Youth placement committees -- composition. (1) In each judicial district, the youth court may establish a youth placement committee for the purposes of:   (a) recommending an appropriate placement of a youth committed to the youth court under 41-5-1512 or 41-5-1513 or committed to the department under 41-5-1513; or   (b) recommending available community services or alternative placements whenever a change is required in the placement of a youth who is currently in the legal custody of the youth court under 41-5-1512 or 41-5-1513 or a youth on conditional release.   (2) (a) The committee consists of not less than five members and must include persons who are knowledgeable about the youth, treatment and placement options, and other resources appropriate to address the needs of the youth.   (b) The committee may include:   (i) a representative of the department;   (ii) a representative of the department of public health and human services;   (iii) the chief juvenile probation officer or the chief juvenile probation officer's designee. The officer or the officer's designee is the presiding officer of the committee.   (iv) a mental health professional;   (v) if an Indian youth is involved, a person, preferably an Indian, knowledgeable about Indian culture and Indian family matters;   (vi) a representative of a school district located within the boundaries of the judicial district who has knowledge of and experience with youth;   (vii) the youth's parent or guardian;   (viii) a youth services provider; and   (ix) the youth's juvenile probation officer.   (3) The chief juvenile probation officer shall appoint all members of the youth placement committee.   (4) Committee members serve without compensation.   (5) The committee may be convened by the chief juvenile probation officer.   (6) If a representative of the school district within the boundaries of which the youth is recommended to be placed and will be attending school is not included on the committee, the chief juvenile probation officer shall inform the school district of the final placement decision for the youth.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 609, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 67, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 403, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 286, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 550, L. 1997; Sec. 41-5-525, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-121 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 532, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 587, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 266, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 398, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 143, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 344, L. 2019.
MT Code § 41-5-122 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 1. General|41-5-122. Duties of youth placement committee

  41-5-122. Duties of youth placement committee. A youth placement committee shall:  (1) review all information relevant to the placement of a youth;   (2) consider available resources appropriate to meet the needs of the youth;   (3) consider the treatment recommendations of any professional person who has evaluated the youth;   (4) consider options for the financial support of the youth;   (5) recommend in writing to the youth court judge or the department an appropriate placement for the youth, considering the age and treatment needs of the youth and the relative costs of care in facilities considered appropriate for placement. A committee shall consider placement in a licensed facility, at a correctional facility, or with a parent, other family member, or guardian.   (6) review temporary and emergency placements as required under 41-5-124; and   (7) conduct placement reviews at least every 6 months and at other times as requested by the youth court.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 609, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 399, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 403, L. 1995; Sec. 41-5-526, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-122 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 587, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 339, L. 2021.
MT Code § 41-5-123 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 1. General|41-5-123. Repealed

  41-5-123. Repealed. Sec. 23, Ch. 398, L. 2007.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 609, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 399, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 403, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 286, L. 1997; Sec. 41-5-527, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-123 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 587, L. 2001.
MT Code § 41-5-124 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 1. General|41-5-124. Temporary and emergency placements -- limit

  41-5-124. Temporary and emergency placements -- limit. A temporary placement of a youth in a shelter care facility for less than 45 days or an emergency placement of a youth in a youth care facility is exempt from review by the appropriate youth placement committee. If a temporary or emergency placement of a youth continues for 45 or more days, the youth court shall refer the placement of the youth to the appropriate youth placement committee for review if a committee has been established as provided for in 41-5-121. The committee shall make a recommendation for placement to the youth court.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 609, L. 1987; Sec. 41-5-528, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-124 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 587, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 398, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 344, L. 2019.
MT Code § 41-5-125 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 1. General|41-5-125. Confidentiality of youth placement committee meetings and records

  41-5-125. Confidentiality of youth placement committee meetings and records. (1) Meetings of a youth placement committee are closed to the public to protect a youth's right to individual privacy.   (2) Information presented to the committee about a youth and committee records are confidential and subject to confidentiality requirements established by the court.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 609, L. 1987; Sec. 41-5-529, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-125 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 344, L. 2019.
MT Code § 41-5-126 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 1. General|41-5-126. through 41-5-129 reserved

  41-5-126 through 41-5-129 reserved.
MT Code § 41-5-130 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 1. General|41-5-130. Office of court administrator to administer juvenile placement funds -- allocations -- deposit of unexpended funds

  41-5-130. Office of court administrator to administer juvenile placement funds -- allocations -- deposit of unexpended funds. (1) The office of court administrator shall administer juvenile placement funds appropriated to the judicial branch by the legislature in accordance with this chapter.   (2) For each fiscal year, the office of court administrator shall allocate funds to the cost containment pool under 41-5-132 and allocate the remaining appropriated juvenile placement funds to each judicial district according to a formula recommended by the cost containment review panel provided for in 41-5-131 and adopted by the office of court administrator.   (3) A judicial district may expend funds from its annual allocation for out-of-home placements or for other programs or services intended to reduce or prevent juvenile delinquency subject to the provisions of subsection (4).   (4) (a) Except as provided in subsection (4)(b), a judicial district shall reserve at least 50% of its annual allocation for out-of-home placements and the remainder for programs or services.   (b) A judicial district may reserve more than 50% of its annual allocation for programs or services if:   (i) the programs or services have, based on demonstrated outcomes, reduced the number of placements in correctional facilities or higher-cost residential placements; and   (ii) the judicial district would not require funding from the cost containment pool, provided for in 41-5-132, in the same fiscal year in which the annual allocation is made under this subsection (4)(b).   (5) At the end of each fiscal year, after all valid obligations have been paid or encumbered for payment, the office of court administrator shall deposit any unexpended funds from the judicial districts' annual allocations provided for in this section into the youth court intervention and prevention account provided for in 41-5-2011.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 587, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 482, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 398, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 143, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 344, L. 2019.
MT Code § 41-5-131 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 1. General|41-5-131. Cost containment review panel -- duties

  41-5-131. Cost containment review panel -- duties. (1) The supreme court shall establish a cost containment review panel to advise the office of court administrator in administering the cost containment pool and youth court intervention and prevention account.   (2) (a) The members of the cost containment review panel must be appointed as follows:   (i) four members appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court; and   (ii) one member who is a professional working in the field of children's mental health appointed by the director of the department of public health and human services.   (b) Each appointing authority under subsection (2)(a) shall appoint one person to serve as the alternate for a member appointed by the authority who is unable to participate in a cost containment review panel meeting.   (3) Recommendations of the cost containment review panel must be made by majority vote of the members of the cost containment review panel or their alternates.   (4) The cost containment review panel shall:   (a) recommend a formula for the annual allocation to each judicial district as provided in 41-5-130;   (b) recommend an amount to be allocated to the cost containment pool as provided in 41-5-132;   (c) review requests by judicial districts for allocations from the cost containment pool and recommend to the office of court administrator whether each request should be approved as provided in 41-5-132;   (d) approve requests by the department for reimbursement from the cost containment pool as provided in 41-5-132;   (e) provide recommendations to the department regarding placement for youth as provided in 41-5-1504;   (f) provide recommendations on the evaluation of out-of-home placements, programs, and services as provided in 41-5-2003; and   (g) review plans submitted under 41-5-2012 and recommend to the office of court administrator whether each plan should be approved.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 587, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 398, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 143, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 344, L. 2019.
MT Code § 41-5-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 2. Youth Court -- Jurisdiction -- Records|41-5-201. Youth court judge -- judges pro tempore -- special masters

  41-5-201. Youth court judge -- judges pro tempore -- special masters. (1) Each judicial district in the state must have at least one judge of the youth court whose duties are to:   (a) appoint and supervise qualified personnel to staff the youth division probation departments within the judicial district;   (b) conduct hearings on youth court proceedings under this chapter;   (c) perform any other functions consistent with the legislative purpose of this chapter.   (2) In each multijudge judicial district the judges shall, by court rule, designate one or more of their number to act as youth court judge in each county in the judicial district for a fixed period of time. Service as youth court judge may be rotated among the different judges of the judicial district and among the individual counties within the judicial district for given periods of time. Continuity of service of a given judge as youth court judge and continuity in the operation and policies of the youth court in the county having the largest population in the judicial district must be the principal consideration of the rule.   (3) (a) A youth court judge may appoint a judge pro tempore or a special master to conduct preliminary, nondispositive matters, including but not limited to hearings for probable cause or detention and taking of responses for petitions.   (b) A judge pro tempore or special master must be a member of the state bar of Montana.   History: En. 10-1233 by Sec. 33, Ch. 329, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 10-1233(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 60, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 550, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 2. Youth Court -- Jurisdiction -- Records|41-5-202. Renumbered 41-5-1405

  41-5-202. Renumbered 41-5-1405. Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 2. Youth Court -- Jurisdiction -- Records|41-5-203. Jurisdiction of court

  41-5-203. Jurisdiction of court. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) and for cases filed in the district court under 41-5-206, the court has exclusive original jurisdiction of all proceedings under the Montana Youth Court Act in which a youth is alleged to be a delinquent youth or a youth in need of intervention or concerning any person under 21 years of age charged with having violated any law of the state or any ordinance of a city or town other than a traffic or fish and game law prior to having become 18 years of age.   (2) Justices', municipal, and city courts have concurrent jurisdiction with the youth court over all alcoholic beverage, tobacco products, and gambling violations alleged to have been committed by a youth.   (3) The court has jurisdiction to:   (a) transfer a youth court case to the district court after notice and hearing;   (b) with respect to extended jurisdiction juvenile cases:   (i) designate a proceeding as an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution;   (ii) conduct a hearing, receive admissions, and impose upon a youth who is adjudicated as an extended jurisdiction juvenile a sentence that may extend beyond the youth's age of majority;   (iii) stay that portion of an extended jurisdiction sentence that is extended beyond a youth's majority, subject to the performance of the juvenile portion of the sentence;   (iv) continue, modify, or revoke the stay after notice and hearing;   (v) after revocation, transfer execution of the stayed sentence to the department;   (vi) transfer supervision of any juvenile sentence if, after notice and hearing, the court determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the juvenile has violated or failed to perform the juvenile portion of an extended jurisdiction sentence; and   (vii) transfer a juvenile case to district court after notice and hearing; and   (c) impose criminal sanctions on a juvenile as authorized by the Extended Jurisdiction Prosecution Act, Title 41, chapter 5, part 16.   History: En. 10-1206 by Sec. 6, Ch. 329, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 100, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 10-1206; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 427, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 626, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 376, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 498, L. 1997; amd. Secs. 15, 76, Ch. 550, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 114, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 576, L. 2001.
MT Code § 41-5-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 2. Youth Court -- Jurisdiction -- Records|41-5-204. Venue and transfer

  41-5-204. Venue and transfer. (1) The county where a youth is a resident or is alleged to have violated the law has initial jurisdiction over any youth alleged to be a delinquent youth. Except as provided in 41-5-206, the youth court shall assume the initial handling of the case.   (2) The county where a youth is a resident has initial jurisdiction over any youth alleged to be a youth in need of intervention. The youth court of that county shall assume the initial handling of the case. Transfers of venue may be made to any of the following counties in the state:   (a) the county in which the youth is apprehended or found;   (b) the county in which the youth is alleged to have violated the law; or   (c) the county of residence of the youth's parents or guardian.   (3) In the case of a youth alleged to be a youth in need of intervention, a change of venue may be ordered at any time by the concurrence of the youth court judges of both counties in order to ensure a fair, impartial, and speedy hearing and final disposition of the case.   (4) In the case of a youth 16 years of age or older who is accused of one of the serious offenses listed in 41-5-206 and who is to be tried in district court, the charge must be filed and trial held in the district court of the county where the offense occurred.   History: En. 10-1207 by Sec. 7, Ch. 329, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 10-1207; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 60, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 550, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 114, L. 2001.
MT Code § 41-5-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 2. Youth Court -- Jurisdiction -- Records|41-5-205. Retention of jurisdiction -- termination

  41-5-205. Retention of jurisdiction -- termination. (1) The court may dismiss a petition or otherwise terminate jurisdiction on its own motion or on the motion or petition of any interested party at any time. Unless terminated by the court and except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), the jurisdiction of the court continues until the individual becomes 21 years of age.   (2) Court jurisdiction terminates when:   (a) the proceedings are transferred to district court under 41-5-208 or an information is filed concerning the offense in district court pursuant to 41-5-206;   (b) the youth is discharged by the department; or   (c) execution of a sentence is ordered under 41-5-1605(2)(b)(iii) and the supervisory responsibilities are transferred to the district court under 41-5-1605.   (3) The jurisdiction of the court over an extended jurisdiction juvenile, with respect to the offense for which the youth was convicted as an extended jurisdiction juvenile, extends until the offender becomes 25 years of age unless the court terminates jurisdiction before that date.   (4) The jurisdiction of the court is not terminated if the department issues a release from supervision due to the expiration of a commitment pursuant to 41-5-1522.   History: En. 10-1208 by Sec. 8, Ch. 329, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 10-1208; amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 609, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 498, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 587, L. 2001.
MT Code § 41-5-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 2. Youth Court -- Jurisdiction -- Records|41-5-207. Renumbered 41-5-111

  41-5-207. Renumbered 41-5-111. Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 2. Youth Court -- Jurisdiction -- Records|41-5-209. through 41-5-214 reserved

  41-5-209 through 41-5-214 reserved.
MT Code § 41-5-217 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 2. Youth Court -- Jurisdiction -- Records|41-5-217. Repealed

  41-5-217. Repealed. Sec. 4, Ch. 106, L. 1999.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 466, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 550, L. 1997; Sec. 41-5-605, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-217 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-218 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 2. Youth Court -- Jurisdiction -- Records|41-5-218. and 41-5-219 reserved

  41-5-218 and 41-5-219 reserved.
MT Code § 41-5-220 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 2. Youth Court -- Jurisdiction -- Records|41-5-220. Electronic records -- formal policies and administrative rules required

  41-5-220. Electronic records -- formal policies and administrative rules required. (1) (a) The department and the youth court are required to adopt appropriate control methods to ensure adequate integrity, security, and confidentiality of any electronic records of a youth generated or maintained in any management information system.   (b) The office of the court administrator shall adopt formal policies, and the department shall adopt administrative rules to institute the requirements in subsection (1)(a).   (2) For the purposes of this part, any references to "sealing", "physically sealed", and "destroyed" must be interpreted to have the same meaning when applied to electronic records and must be applied to have the same force and effect. A sealed record must be made unavailable for access by any person unless upon court order as provided in 41-5-216. A destroyed record must be rendered inaccessible and unrecoverable and disposed of in a manner in which confidentiality is protected, which may include disassociating the offense and disposition information from the name of the youth.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 423, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 56, L. 2017.
MT Code § 41-5-221 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 2. Youth Court -- Jurisdiction -- Records|41-5-221. Penalty for unauthorized disclosure of or access to records

  41-5-221. Penalty for unauthorized disclosure of or access to records. A person who discloses or accesses a formal youth court record, an informal youth court record, or a department record in violation of 41-5-215 or 41-5-216 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined $500.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 423, L. 2005.
MT Code § 41-5-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 3. Custody and Detention|41-5-301. Renumbered 41-5-1201

  41-5-301. Renumbered 41-5-1201. Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 3. Custody and Detention|41-5-302. Renumbered 41-3-1111

  41-5-302. Renumbered 41-3-1111. Sec. 31, Ch. 465, L. 1983.
MT Code § 41-5-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 3. Custody and Detention|41-5-303. Renumbered 41-5-331

  41-5-303. Renumbered 41-5-331. Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 3. Custody and Detention|41-5-304. Renumbered 41-5-1206

  41-5-304. Renumbered 41-5-1206. Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 3. Custody and Detention|41-5-305. Renumbered 41-5-341

  41-5-305. Renumbered 41-5-341. Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 3. Custody and Detention|41-5-306. Renumbered 41-5-344

  41-5-306. Renumbered 41-5-344. Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.
MT Code § 41-5-307 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 41. Minors|Chapter 5. Youth Court Act|Part 3. Custody and Detention|41-5-307. Renumbered 41-5-322

  41-5-307. Renumbered 41-5-322. Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997.