Montana Code Annotated 1995

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     41-5-208. Transfer to district court after prosecution -- disposition in district court -- limitation on jurisdiction. (1) To ensure continued compliance with the court's disposition under 41-5-523, at any time after a youth reaches 18 years of age but before the youth reaches 21 years of age, the youth court judge may transfer jurisdiction to district court and order the transfer of supervisory responsibility and the youth's case files to the department.
     (2) If a youth whose case has been transferred to district court under this section violates a disposition imposed under 41-5-523, the district court may impose conditions as provided under 46-18-201 through 46-18-203.
     (3) If, at the time of transfer, the youth is incarcerated in a state youth correctional facility, the district court may order that the youth, after reaching 18 years of age:
     (a) be incarcerated in a state adult correctional facility, boot camp, or prerelease center; or
     (b) be supervised by the department.
     (4) The district court's jurisdiction over a case transferred under this section terminates when the youth reaches 25 years of age.

     History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 438, L. 1995.

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