2019 Montana Code Annotated
Title 44. Law Enforcement
Chapter 7. Board of Crime Control
Part 2. Domestic Violence Intervention
44-7-201. Domestic violence intervention program
44-7-201. Domestic violence intervention program. (1) The Montana board of crime control shall use the money in the domestic violence intervention account established by 44-7-202 to fund a domestic violence intervention program to provide grants to:
(a) communities for misdemeanor probation officers or compliance officers to monitor compliance with sentencing requirements for offenders convicted of the offense of partner or family member assault under 45-5-206, the offense of strangulation of a partner or family member under 45-5-215, or of a violation of an order of protection under 45-5-626; or
(b) a court to implement an offender intervention program that meets the standards adopted in 44-7-210.
(2) In administering the domestic violence intervention program, the Montana board of crime control shall:
(a) identify priorities for funding services, activities, and criteria for the receipt of program funds;
(b) monitor the expenditure of funds by organizations receiving funds under this section;
(c) evaluate the effectiveness of services and activities under this section; and
(d) adopt rules necessary to implement 44-7-201 through 44-7-204.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 493, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 104, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 394, L. 2017; Sec. 44-4-311, MCA 2015; redes. 44-7-201 by Sec. 25(4)(a)(ii), Ch. 384, L. 2017.
