SENATE BILL NO. 33
INTRODUCED BY F. THOMAS
BY REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS GOVERNING PRISONS AND PRISONERS; CLARIFYING THAT A PRIVATE PRISON FACILITY LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS A STATE PRISON; CLARIFYING THE PROCEDURE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE TO A PRIVATE PRISON FACILITY; CLARIFYING THE DEFINITION OF "REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY"; CLARIFYING THAT PRIVATELY OPERATED OR PRIVATELY OWNED AND OPERATED REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ARE SUBJECT TO DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZATION AND LICENSURE; CLARIFYING THAT A PRIVATE PRISON MAY HOUSE ONLY INMATES CHARGED OR CONVICTED IN MONTANA; CLARIFYING THAT FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES IN CRIMINAL CASES CERTAIN CRIMES COMMITTED IN FACILITIES OTHER THAN THE STATE PRISON IN DEER LODGE APPLY; AMENDING SECTIONS 1-1-207, 19-8-301, 45-8-318, 46-18-220, 46-18-303, 46-19-103, 46-23-201, 46-23-215, 46-23-217, 53-1-102, 53-1-103, 53-1-104, 53-1-108, 53-1-202, 53-30-101, 53-30-132, 53-30-151, 53-30-503, 53-30-504, 53-30-507, 53-30-602, 53-30-603, AND 87-2-802, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND A RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 1-1-207, MCA, is amended to read:
"1-1-207. Miscellaneous terms. (1) Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply in the
Montana Code Annotated:
(a)(1) "Bribe" means anything of value or advantage, present or prospective, or any promise or undertaking to give
anything of value or advantage, that is asked, given, or accepted with a corrupt intent to unlawfully influence the person to
whom it is given in the person's action, vote, or opinion in any public or official capacity.
(b) "Montana state prison" means the Montana state prison as defined in 53-30-101(3)(b).
(c)(2) "Peace officer" has the meaning as defined in 46-1-202.
(d) "State prison" or "prison" means:
(i) the Montana state prison as described in 53-30-101(1);
(ii) the Montana women's prison as defined in 53-30-101(3)(c);
(iii) a Montana regional correctional facility;
(iv) a detention center in another jurisdiction detaining inmates from Montana pursuant to 53-30-106; or
(v) a combination of the facilities listed in this subsection (1)(d).
(e)(3) "Vessel", when used in reference to shipping, includes ships of all kinds, steamboats and steamships, canal boats,
and every structure adapted to be navigated from place to place.
(2) Subsections (1)(b) and (1)(d) do not authorize a court to sentence a person to a correctional facility listed in those
subsections."
Section 2. Section 19-8-301, MCA, is amended to read:
"19-8-301. Membership -- inactive vested members -- inactive nonvested members. (1) Except as provided in 19-8-302, the following state peace officers must be covered under the game wardens' and peace officers' retirement system and, beginning on the first day of employment, shall become and remain active members for as long as they are employed as peace officers:
(a) game wardens who are assigned to law enforcement in the department of fish, wildlife, and parks;
(b) motor carrier officers employed by the department of transportation;
(c) campus security officers employed by the university system;
(d) the warden wardens and deputy wardens of the state prison system employed by the department of corrections;
(e) corrections officers employed by the department of corrections;
(f) probation and parole officers employed by the department of corrections;
(g) stock inspectors and detectives employed by the department of livestock;
(h) motor vehicle inspectors employed by the department of justice; and
(i) drill instructors employed by the department of corrections.
(2) A member with at least 5 years of membership service who terminates service and does not take a refund of the member's accumulated contributions is an inactive vested member and retains the right to purchase service and to receive a retirement benefit under the provisions of this chapter.
(3) A member with less than 5 years of membership service who terminates service and leaves the member's accumulated contributions in the pension trust fund is an inactive nonvested member and is not eligible for any benefits from the retirement system. An inactive nonvested member is eligible only for a refund of the member's accumulated contributions."
Section 3. Section 45-8-318, MCA, is amended to read:
"45-8-318. Possession of deadly weapon by prisoner or youth in facility. (1) A person commits the offense of possession of a deadly weapon by a prisoner if the person purposely or knowingly possesses or carries or has under the person's custody or control without lawful authority a dirk, dagger, pistol, revolver, slingshot, sword cane, billy, knuckles made of any metal or hard substance, knife, razor not including a safety razor, or other deadly weapon while the person is:
(a) a person committed to the Montana a state prison or incarcerated in a county jail, city jail, or regional jail and is:
(i) at the a state prison, a state prison farm or ranch, or jail;
(ii) being conveyed to or from a place listed in this subsection (1)(a); or
(iii) under the custody of prison or jail officials, officers, or employees; or
(b) a person in a youth detention facility, secure detention facility, regional detention facility, short-term detention center, state youth correctional facility, or shelter care facility, as those terms are defined in 41-5-103, and is at the facility, being conveyed to or from the facility, or under the custody of the facility officials, officers, or employees.
(2) A person convicted of the offense of possession of a deadly weapon by a prisoner shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not less than 5 years or more than 15 years, by a fine of not more than $50,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.
(3) The youth court has jurisdiction of any violation of subsection (1)(b) unless the charge is filed in district court, in which case the district court has jurisdiction."
Section 4. Section 46-18-220, MCA, is amended to read:
"46-18-220. Sentences for certain offenses committed in state prison -- death penalty. A person serving a sentence
of imprisonment in the a state prison convicted of the offense of attempted deliberate homicide, aggravated assault, or
aggravated kidnapping committed while incarcerated at the a state prison shall be sentenced to death or life imprisonment
as provided in 46-18-301 through 46-18-310."
Section 5. Section 46-18-303, MCA, is amended to read:
"46-18-303. Aggravating circumstances. Aggravating circumstances are any of the following:
(1) The offense was deliberate homicide and was committed by a person serving a sentence of imprisonment in the a
state prison.
(2) The offense was deliberate homicide and was committed by a defendant who had been previously convicted of another deliberate homicide.
(3) The offense was deliberate homicide and was committed by means of torture.
(4) The offense was deliberate homicide and was committed by a person lying in wait or ambush.
(5) The offense was deliberate homicide and was committed as a part of a scheme or operation that, if completed, would result in the death of more than one person.
(6) The offense was deliberate homicide as defined in 45-5-102 (1)(a), and the victim was a peace officer killed while performing the officer's duty.
(7) The offense was aggravated kidnapping that resulted in the death of the victim or the death by direct action of the defendant of a person who rescued or attempted to rescue the victim.
(8) The offense was attempted deliberate homicide, aggravated assault, or aggravated kidnapping committed while
incarcerated at the a state prison by a person who has been previously:
(a) convicted of the offense of deliberate homicide; or
(b) found to be a persistent felony offender pursuant to part 5 of this chapter and one of the convictions was for an offense against the person in violation of Title 45, chapter 5, for which the minimum prison term is not less than 2 years.
(9) The offense was deliberate homicide and was committed by a person during the course of committing sexual assault, sexual intercourse without consent, deviate sexual conduct, or incest, and the victim was less than 18 years of age.
(10) The offense was sexual intercourse without consent and the defendant has a previous conviction of sexual intercourse without consent in this state or of an offense under the laws of another state or of the United States that if committed in this state would be the offense of sexual intercourse without consent and the defendant inflicted serious bodily injury upon a person in the course of committing each offense."
Section 6. Section 46-19-103, MCA, is amended to read:
"46-19-103. Execution of death sentence. (1) In pronouncing the sentence of death, the court shall set the date of execution, which may not be less than 30 days or more than 60 days from the date the sentence is pronounced. If execution has been stayed by any court and the date set for execution has passed prior to dissolution of the stay, the court in which the defendant was previously sentenced shall, upon dissolution of the stay, set a new date of execution for not less than 20 or more than 90 days from the day the date is set. The defendant is entitled to be present in court on the day the new date of execution is set.
(2) Pending execution of a sentence of death, the sheriff may deliver the defendant to a the Montana state prison or the
Montana women's prison for confinement, and the state shall bear the costs of imprisoning the defendant from the date of
delivery.
(3) The punishment of death must be inflicted by administration of a continuous, intravenous injection of a lethal quantity of an ultra-fast-acting barbiturate in combination with a chemical paralytic agent until a licensed physician pronounces that the defendant is dead according to accepted standards of medical practice.
(4) When an execution date is set, a death warrant signed by the judge and attested by the clerk of court under the seal of the court must, within 5 days, be prepared. The warrant and a certified copy of the judgment must be delivered to the director of the department of corrections. The warrant must be directed to the director and recite the conviction, judgment, appointed date of execution, and duration of the warrant.
(5) The warden of the Montana state prison shall provide a suitable and efficient room or place in which executions will be carried out, enclosed from public view, within the walls of the state prison, and shall provide all implements necessary to the execution. The warden shall, subject to subsection (6), select the person to perform the execution, and the warden or the warden's designee shall supervise the execution. The identity of the executioner must remain anonymous. Facts pertaining to the selection and training of the executioner must remain confidential.
(6) An execution must be performed by a person selected by the warden and trained to administer a lethal injection. The person administering the injection need not be a physician, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse licensed or registered under the laws of this or any other state. The warden shall allow the execution to be observed by 12 witnesses, 3 of whom may be designated by the person to be executed.
(7) Within 20 days after the execution, the warden shall return the death warrant to the clerk of the court from which it was issued, noting on the warrant the time it was executed."
Section 7. Section 46-23-201, MCA, is amended to read:
"46-23-201. Prisoners eligible for nonmedical parole. (1) Subject to the restrictions contained in subsections (2)
through (4), the board may release on nonmedical parole by appropriate order any person confined in the Montana a state
prison or the women's prison, except persons under sentence of death and persons serving sentences imposed under
46-18-202(2) or 46-18-219, when in its opinion there is reasonable probability that the prisoner can be released without
detriment to the prisoner or to the community.
(2) A prisoner serving a time sentence may not be paroled under this section until the prisoner has served at least one-fourth of the prisoner's full term.
(3) A prisoner serving a life sentence may not be paroled under this section until the prisoner has served 30 years.
(4) A parole may be ordered under this section only for the best interests of society and not as an award of clemency or a reduction of sentence or pardon. A prisoner may be placed on parole only when the board believes that the prisoner is able and willing to fulfill the obligations of a law-abiding citizen."
Section 8. Section 46-23-215, MCA, is amended to read:
"46-23-215. Conditions of parole. (1) A prisoner while on parole remains in the legal custody of the correctional
facility from which the prisoner was released department but is subject to the orders of the board.
(2) When an order for parole is issued, it must recite the conditions of parole. If restitution was imposed as part of the sentence under 46-18-201, the order of parole must contain a condition to pay restitution to the victim. An order for parole or any parole agreement signed by a prisoner may contain a clause waiving extradition.
(3) Whenever a prisoner in the Montana a state prison or the Montana women's prison has been approved for parole on
condition that the prisoner obtain employment or secure suitable living arrangements or on any other condition that is
difficult to fulfill while incarcerated, the warden department may grant the prisoner a furlough, not to exceed 10 days, for
purposes of fulfilling the condition. While on furlough, the prisoner remains in the legal custody of the prison department
and is subject to all other conditions recited by the board."
Section 9. Section 46-23-217, MCA, is amended to read:
"46-23-217. Service of term for additional crime. A prisoner who commits a crime while imprisoned in the a state
prison or while released on parole or under the supervised release program and who is convicted and sentenced for the
crime shall serve the sentence consecutively with the remainder of the original sentence. However, the prisoner remains
eligible for parole consideration under 46-23-201 in regard to the original sentence. If paroled from the original sentence,
the prisoner shall begin serving the subsequent sentence."
Section 10. Section 53-1-102, MCA, is amended to read:
"53-1-102. Removal of patients from state custodial institutions or correctional facilities without permission a misdemeanor. (1) A person, other than a parent or one having legal custody of a patient or inmate, who permits or assists a resident patient or inmate of a state custodial institution or correctional facility to leave the institution or facility without permission from the properly authorized member of the staff or proper court order is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding 6 months or by a fine not exceeding $500, or both.
(2) This section may not be construed to conflict with laws relative to inmates of a Montana state prison."
Section 11. Section 53-1-103, MCA, is amended to read:
"53-1-103. Distribution of alcoholic beverages or drugs to patients at state custodial institutions or correctional
facilities a misdemeanor. (1) A person who knowingly sells or distributes or attempts to sell or distribute alcoholic
beverages or drugs to the resident patients or inmates of a state custodial institution or correctional facility without
permission of the medical staff is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable by imprisonment in a county
jail detention facility not exceeding 6 months or by a fine not exceeding $500, or both.
(2) This section may not be construed to conflict with laws relative to inmates of a Montana state prison."
Section 12. Section 53-1-104, MCA, is amended to read:
"53-1-104. Release of arsonist -- notification of department of justice. (1) Each of the following institutions, correctional facilities, or other facilities having the charge or custody of a person convicted of arson or of a person acquitted of arson on the ground of mental disease or defect shall give written notification to the department of justice when the person is admitted or released by it:
(a) Montana state hospital;
(b) a Montana state prison;
(c) a Montana youth correctional facility; or
(d) a county or city detention facility.
(2) The notification must disclose:
(a) the name of the person;
(b) where the person is or will be located; and
(c) the type of fire the person was involved in."
Section 13. Section 53-1-108, MCA, is amended to read:
"53-1-108. Inmate financial disclosure and account monitoring. (1) Upon incarceration at the Montana a state
prison in Deer Lodge or the women's prison in Billings, an inmate shall:
(a) make full disclosure of all the inmate's accounts in financial institutions to the department of corrections in writing and under oath;
(b) sign a release authorizing any financial institution in which the inmate has an account of any kind to provide the department with copies of records of any transaction in the account during the inmate's term of incarceration in the prison or correctional system. Released copies of records are confidential criminal justice information as defined in 44-5-103.
(c) sign a release authorizing the department to monitor any inmate account in a financial institution.
(2) Failure of an inmate to disclose information under subsection (1)(a) or sign a release under subsection (1)(b) or (1)(c) is an offense under 45-7-302."
Section 14. Section 53-1-202, MCA, is amended to read:
"53-1-202. (Temporary) Department of corrections. (1) Adult and youth correctional services are included in the department of corrections to carry out the purposes of the department.
(2) Adult corrections services consist of the following correctional facilities or programs to incarcerate and rehabilitate
felons pursuant to Title 46, chapter 18:
(a) the Montana state prison prisons listed in 53-30-101;
(b) the Montana women's prison; and
(c)(b) appropriate community-based programs for the placement, supervision, and rehabilitation of adult felons who
meet the criteria developed by the department for placement:
(i) in prerelease centers;
(ii) under intensive supervision;
(iii) under parole or probation pursuant to Title 46, chapter 23, part 2; or
(iv) in other appropriate programs; and
(c) the boot camp authorized by 53-30-403.
(3) Youth correctional services consist of the following correctional facilities or programs to provide for custody, supervision, training, education, and rehabilitation of delinquent youth and youth in need of intervention pursuant to Title 52, chapter 5:
(a) Pine Hills youth correctional facility or other state youth correctional facility; and
(b) any other facility or program that provides custody and services for delinquent youth.
(4) A state institution or facility may not be moved, discontinued, or abandoned without the consent of the legislature.
53-1-202. (Effective on occurrence of contingency) Department of corrections. (1) Adult and youth correctional services are included in the department of corrections to carry out the purposes of the department.
(2) Adult corrections services consist of the following correctional facilities or programs to incarcerate and rehabilitate
felons pursuant to Title 46, chapter 18:
(a) the Montana state prison prisons listed in 53-30-101;
(b) the Montana women's prison;
(c)(b) appropriate community-based programs for the placement, supervision, and rehabilitation of adult felons who
meet the criteria developed by the department for placement:
(i) in prerelease centers;
(ii) under intensive supervision;
(iii) under parole or probation pursuant to Title 46, chapter 23, part 2; or
(iv) in other appropriate programs;
(c) the boot camp authorized by 53-30-403; and
(d) the forensic unit at Warm Springs.
(3) Youth correctional services consist of the following correctional facilities or programs to provide for custody, supervision, training, education, and rehabilitation of delinquent youth and youth in need of intervention pursuant to Title 52, chapter 5:
(a) Pine Hills youth correctional facility or other state youth correctional facility; and
(b) any other facility or program that provides custody and services for delinquent youth.
(4) A state institution or correctional facility may not be moved, discontinued, or abandoned without the consent of the legislature."
Section 15. Section 53-30-101, MCA, is amended to read:
"53-30-101. Location and function of prisons -- definitions. (1) The correctional facility at Deer Lodge is the
Montana state prison and its primary function is to provide for the custody, treatment, training, and rehabilitation of adult
male criminal offenders. The custody, treatment, training, and rehabilitation of adult male offenders may also occur at a
correctional facility in another jurisdiction pursuant to an agreement as provided in 53-30-106.
(2) The correctional facility located in Billings is the Montana women's prison, and its primary function is to provide for the custody, treatment, training, and rehabilitation of adult female criminal offenders.
(3) As used in this title, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Montana state prison" means the correctional facility located at Deer Lodge.
(b) "Montana women's prison" or "women's prison" means the correctional facility located at Billings.
(a)(c) "Montana State prison" means:
(i) the Montana state prison;
(ii) the Montana women's prison;
(iii) a state correctional facility portion of a Montana regional correctional facility;
(iv) a detention center in another jurisdiction detaining inmates from Montana pursuant to 53-30-106; or
(v) a private correctional facility licensed by the department of corrections or a private correctional facility portion of a Montana regional correctional facility licensed by the department of corrections; or
(v)(vi) a combination of the facilities listed in this subsection (3)(a)(c).
(b) "Montana state prison" means:
(i) the correctional facility located at Deer Lodge;
(ii) a Montana regional correctional facility; or
(iii) a detention center in another jurisdiction detaining inmates from Montana pursuant to 53-30-106.
(c) "Montana women's prison" or "women's prison" means:
(i) the correctional facility located at Billings;
(ii) a Montana regional correctional facility; or
(iii) a detention center in another jurisdiction detaining inmates from Montana pursuant to 53-30-106."
Section 16. Section 53-30-132, MCA, is amended to read:
"53-30-132. Inmate participation and status in prison work programs -- prison industries and vocational training program -- wages and benefits. (1) The department of corrections may:
(a) establish prison industries that will result in the production or manufacture of products and the rendering of services that may be needed by any department or agency of the state or any political subdivision of the state, by any agency of the federal government, by any other states or their political subdivisions, or by nonprofit organizations and that will assist in the rehabilitation of inmates in institutions;
(b) obtain federal certification of specific prison industries programs in order to gain access to interstate markets for prison industries products;
(c) contract with private industry for the sale of goods or components manufactured or produced in shops under its jurisdiction and for the employment of inmates in federally certified prison industries programs;
(d) print catalogs describing goods manufactured or produced by prison industries and distribute the catalogs;
(e) fix the sale price for goods produced or manufactured by prison industries. Prices may not exceed prices existing in the open market for goods of comparable quality.
(f) require a correctional facility to purchase needed goods from other correctional facilities;
(g) provide for the repair and maintenance of property and equipment of institutions by inmates;
(h) provide for the removal of graffiti from property and equipment of institutions and the removal of litter from the property of institutions, public roads, and public parks by inmates;
(i) provide for construction projects, up to the aggregate sum of $200,000 for each project, performed by inmates. The department of administration may:
(i) exempt projects authorized by this subsection from the provisions of Title 18, chapter 2, relating to construction, public bidding, bonding, or contracts; and
(ii) exempt inmates who provide labor for those projects from the labor and wage requirements of Title 18, chapter 2, part 4. Inmates providing labor for projects under this subsection must be paid a rate of pay as provided in subsection (5).
(j) provide for the repair and maintenance by prison industries of furniture and equipment of any state agency;
(k) provide for the manufacture by prison industries of motor vehicle license plates and other related articles;
(l) sell manufactured or agricultural products and livestock on the open market;
(m) provide for the manufacture by prison industries of highway, road, and street marking signs for the use of the state or any of its political subdivisions, except when the manufacture of the signs is in violation of a collective bargaining contract;
(n) pay an inmate from receipts from the sale of products produced or manufactured or services rendered in a program in which the inmate is working;
(o) collect 15% of the net wages paid to an inmate employed in a federally certified prison industries program for deposit in the Montana crime victims compensation and assistance account established under 53-9-109; and
(p) collect from an inmate employed in a federally certified prison industries program charges for room and board consistent with charges established by the director for inmates assigned to prerelease centers.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), furniture made in the prison may be purchased by state agencies in accordance with the procurement provisions under Title 18, chapter 4. All other prison-made furniture may be sold only through licensed wholesale or retail furniture outlets or through export firms for sale to international markets.
(3) Any state institution, facility, or program operated by the department of corrections may purchase prison-made furniture without complying with the procurement provisions under Title 18, chapter 4.
(4) While engaged in on-the-job training and production, inmates not employed in a federally certified prison industries program may be paid a wage in accordance with subsection (5). Inmates employed in a federally certified prison industries program must be paid as provided in subsection (5).
(5) (a) Except as provided for in subsection (5)(b), payment for the performance of work may be based on the following criteria:
(i) knowledge and skill;
(ii) attitude toward authority;
(iii) physical effort;
(iv) responsibility for equipment and materials; and
(v) regard for safety of others.
(b) The maximum rate of pay must be determined by the appropriation established for the program, except that an inmate employed in a federally certified prison industries program must be paid at a rate not less than the rate paid for similar work in the locality where the inmate performs the work.
(6) Premiums for workers' compensation and occupational disease coverage for federally certified prison industries programs must be paid by the prison industries program or by the department of corrections. If the department of corrections pays the premium, reimbursement for premium payments for workers' compensation and occupational disease coverage must be made to the department of corrections by the private company contracting with the federally certified prison industries program for services and products.
(7) Inmates not working in a federally certified prison industries training program are not employees, either public or private, and employment rights accorded other classes of workers do not apply to the inmates. Inmates working in a federally certified prison industry program are entitled to coverage and benefits as provided in 39-71-744.
(8) Able-bodied persons committed to a Montana state prison as adult offenders must be required to perform work as
provided for by the department of corrections, including the manufacture of products or the rendering of services. In order
to ensure the public safety, the department may secure inmates performing work."
Section 17. Section 53-30-151, MCA, is amended to read:
"53-30-151. Prison maintenance by inmates. An inmate of a Montana state prison may be required to:
(1) keep the living quarters assigned to that inmate clean and orderly;
(2) perform general maintenance and repair work on prison grounds and facilities and assist in providing services essential to the administration of the prison, including but not limited to food and laundry services."
Section 18. Section 53-30-503, MCA, is amended to read:
"53-30-503. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Corporation" means an entity organized and existing pursuant to Title 35, chapter 1 or 2, and approved or designated by a local governmental entity.
(2) "Department" means the department of corrections.
(3) "Interlocal cooperation commission" means a commission established in accordance with Title 7, chapter 11, part 2.
(4) "Local governmental entity" means:
(a) a local governmental unit;
(b) a multijurisdictional service district; or
(c) an interlocal cooperation commission.
(5) "Multijurisdictional service district" means a district established in accordance with Title 7, chapter 11, part 11.
(6) "Regional correctional facility" means a correctional facility, except the Montana state prison, the women's prison,
or the Swan River boot camp, for the housing of persons charged with or convicted of a criminal offense that is a joint
detention center and correctional facility and that is designed, constructed, or operated under this part by a local
governmental entity, a corporation, the department, or any combination of a local governmental entity, a corporation, and
the department for the housing of convicted felons."
Section 19. Section 53-30-504, MCA, is amended to read:
"53-30-504. Authority to enter into contracts -- terms -- financing. (1) The department may contract with one or more local governmental entities or corporations for the housing of and provision of services to inmates sentenced to the department or the department's correctional institutions at a regional correctional facility designed, financed, constructed, or operated by a local governmental entity, a corporation, the department, or any combination of a local governmental entity, a corporation, and the department.
(2) The contract must be authorized and approved by the governor, the department, and the governing body of the local governmental entity or the corporation, whichever is party to the contract. The contract must set forth fully the purposes, powers, rights, and responsibilities of each party to the contract and address necessary and proper matters set forth in 7-11-105.
(3) A contract may include an agreement to jointly design, finance, construct, and operate a regional correctional facility.
(4) The department may not enter into a contract unless the department and the local governmental entity or corporation has the legal authority and the ability to finance its share of the costs under the contract.
(5) A regional correctional facility may be constructed on real property that is owned by the state of Montana, a local governmental entity, or a corporation or that is jointly owned.
(6) The proceeds of long-range building program general obligation bonds authorized to be issued in accordance with Title 17, chapter 5, part 8, may be used, in whole or in part, to construct a regional correctional facility that may be owned and operated by a local governmental entity, whether or not the facility or any part of it is to be owned and operated by the state. If the proceeds of long-range building program general obligation bonds or other state revenue is to be used in whole or in part to construct a regional correctional facility that is to be owned and operated by a local governmental entity, the department of administration is not required to procure the design, engineering, or construction services for the facility. The contract may provide that the local governmental entity shall procure the services, but must also provide that the department of administration must be involved in the development and approval of the plans and specifications for the facility prior to the time the facility is let to bid.
(7) The department shall use the proceeds of long-range building program bonds and other state revenue appropriated for regional correctional facilities to negotiate with local governmental entities, corporations, or private providers to obtain the greatest number of beds that is consistent with program objectives for the least cost to the state.
(8) An individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other private organization or entity may not construct a regional correctional facility in this state, if privately operated or privately owned and operated, unless authorized by the department.
(9) An individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other private organization or entity may not operate a regional correctional facility in this state unless licensed by the department. A license is nontransferable.
(8)(10) A regional correctional facility may house persons who are charged or convicted in this state, another state, or
federal court in the detention center portion of a regional correctional facility. A person charged or convicted in another
state or charged or convicted in federal court in another state may not be confined in the a state correctional facility portion
of a regional correctional facility in this state unless the confinement is under and governed by Title 46, chapter 19, part 3
or 4, and the department authorizes the placement of the person in the state correctional facility portion of the regional
correctional facility."
Section 20. Section 53-30-507, MCA, is amended to read:
"53-30-507. Rulemaking authority. The department may adopt rules to implement this part, including rules for the determination of how sites are to be chosen for regional correctional facilities. The rules must provide that in selecting a site, the department shall consider the need for a regional correctional facility in the area, the ability and willingness of a local governmental entity or a corporation to enter into a long-term contract with the department, and the availability of rehabilitative services to inmates. The rules must require that a corporation respond to a request for proposals prepared by the department for a regional correctional facility before a contract may be entered with that corporation. The department shall adopt rules that include the minimum applicable standards for the construction, operation, and physical condition of a state correctional facility portion of a regional correctional facility and for the security, safety, health, treatment, and discipline of persons confined in a state correctional facility portion of a regional correctional facility. The rules must require that a privately operated or privately owned and operated state correctional facility portion of a regional correctional facility conform to applicable American correctional association and national commission on correctional health care standards."
Section 21. Section 53-30-602, MCA, is amended to read:
"53-30-602. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Department" means the department of corrections provided for in 2-15-2301.
(2) (a) "Private correctional facility" means a correctional facility that is either privately operated or privately owned
and operated. The term includes a regional correctional facility, as defined in 53-30-503, if privately operated or privately
owned and operated.
(b) The term does not include a private detention center or a regional jail governed by Title 7, chapter 32, part 22."
Section 22. Section 53-30-603, MCA, is amended to read:
"53-30-603. Private correctional facilities -- confinable persons. (1) An individual, corporation, partnership,
association, or other private organization or entity may not construct or operate a private correctional facility in this state
unless licensed authorized by the department. A license is nontransferable.
(2) An individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other private organization or entity may not operate a private correctional facility in this state unless licensed by the department. A license is nontransferable.
(2)(3) A person charged or convicted in another state or charged or convicted in federal court in another state may not
be confined in the portion of a private correctional facility in this state that is used for the incarceration of convicted felons
for a term of over 1 year unless the confinement is under and governed by Title 46, chapter 19, part 3 or 4."
Section 23. Section 87-2-802, MCA, is amended to read:
"87-2-802. Veterans in VA hospitals and residents of state institutions and long-term care facilities, nursing care
facilities, personal care facilities, and community homes for persons with disabilities. (1) Any veteran who is a patient
residing at a hospital operated by the department of veterans affairs, within or outside the state, and residents of all
correctional facilities and institutions under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections and the department of public
health and human services, except the Montana state prison at Deer Lodge or the Montana women's prison, may fish
without a license. The residents shall carry a permit on a form prescribed by the department and signed by the
superintendent of the institution in lieu of a license.
(2) Upon annual application by managers or directors of licensed long-term care facilities and personal care facilities as defined in 50-5-101, community homes for persons with developmental disabilities licensed under 53-20-305, and community homes for persons with severe disabilities licensed under 52-4-203, the department shall allow supervised residents to fish without the otherwise required license during any activities approved by the facilities and homes."
Section 24. Saving clause. [This act] does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, or proceedings that were begun before [the effective date of this act].
Section 25. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
Section 26. Retroactive applicability. The amendments to 53-30-603 apply retroactively, within the meaning of 1-2-109, to all occurrences on or after July 1, 1998.
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