1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 53
  3. CHAPTER 1
  4. Part 1
  5. 53-1-104 Release of arsonist -- notification of department of justice

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF INSTITUTIONS

Part 1. General Provisions

Release Of Arsonist -- Notification Of Department Of Justice

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 disorder shall give written notification to the department of justice when the person is admitted or released by it:

(a) the Montana state hospital;

(b) a state prison;

(c) a Montana correctional facility housing youth; 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.

History: En. 80-1403.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 206, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 80-1403.1; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 361, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 363, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 14, Sp. L. June 1986; amd. Sec. 68, Ch. 609, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 579, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 236, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 189, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 491, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 161, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 339, L. 2021.