Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 20 - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 20.7 - COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS DIVISION › Subchapter 20.7.11 - Conditions on Probation or Parole › Rule 20.7.1101 - CONDITIONS ON PROBATION OR PAROLE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The
				offender must obtain prior approval from his/her supervising officer before
				taking up residence in any location. The offender shall not change his/her
				place of residence without first obtaining written permission from his/her
				supervising officer or the officer's designee. The offender must make the
				residence open and available to an officer for a home visit or for a search
				upon reasonable suspicion. The offender will not own dangerous or vicious
				animals and will not use any device that would hinder an officer from visiting
				or searching the residence.
(2) The
				offender must obtain permission from his/her supervising officer or the
				officer's designee before leaving his/her assigned district.
(3) The offender must seek and maintain
				employment or maintain a program approved by the Board of Pardons and Parole or
				the supervising officer. Unless otherwise directed by his/her supervising
				officer, the offender must inform his/her employer and any other person or
				entity, as determined by the supervising officer, of his/her status on
				probation, parole, or other community supervision.
(4) Unless otherwise directed, the offender
				must submit written monthly reports to his/her supervising officer on forms
				provided by the probation and parole bureau. The offender must personally
				contact his/her supervising officer or designee when directed by the
				officer.
(5) The offender is
				prohibited from using, owning, possessing, transferring, or controlling any
				firearm, ammunition (including black powder), weapon, or chemical agent such as
				oleoresin capsicum or pepper spray.
(6) The offender must obtain permission from
				his/her supervising officer before engaging in a business, purchasing real
				property, purchasing an automobile, or incurring a debt.
(7) Upon reasonable suspicion that the
				offender has violated the conditions of supervision, a probation and parole
				officer may search the person, vehicle, and residence of the offender, and the
				offender must submit to such search. A probation and parole officer may
				authorize a law enforcement agency to conduct a search, provided the probation
				and parole officer determines reasonable suspicion exists that the offender has
				violated the conditions of supervision.
(8) The offender must comply with all
				municipal, county, state, and federal laws and ordinances and shall conduct
				himself/herself as a good citizen. The offender is required, within 72 hours,
				to report any arrest or contact with law enforcement to his/her supervising
				officer or designee. The offender must be cooperative and truthful in all
				communications and dealings with any probation and parole officer and with any
				law enforcement agency.
(9) The
				offender is prohibited from using or possessing alcoholic beverages and illegal
				drugs. The offender is required to submit to bodily fluid testing for drugs or
				alcohol on a random or routine basis and without reasonable
				suspicion.
(10) The offender is
				prohibited from gambling.
(11) The
				offender shall pay all fines, fees, and restitution ordered by the sentencing
				court.
(12) The Montana Board of
				Pardons and Parole and the sentencing court have the authority to order the
				offender to abide by additional conditions and such conditions must be
				contained in the judgment or parole decision.
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					 46-23-1011,
					 53-1-203, MCA; IMP,
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					 46-23-1021,
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