44-5-105. Department of justice -- powers. The department of justice may:

(1) adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter;

(2) hear and decide contested cases or challenges that may arise under the provisions of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act;

(3) conduct audits of the criminal history record information systems of a representative sample of state and local criminal justice agencies chosen annually on a random basis to determine whether they are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.