2023 Montana Code Annotated
Title 46. Criminal Procedure
Chapter 18. Sentence and Judgment
Part 11. Expungement of Records
46-18-1103. Definitions
46-18-1103. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Expunge" or "expungement" means to permanently destroy, delete, or erase a record of an offense from the criminal history record information system maintained by the department of justice in a manner that is appropriate for the record's physical or electronic form.
(2) (a) "Record" means any:
(i) identifiable description, notation, or photograph of an arrest and detention;
(ii) complaint, indictment, or information or any disposition arising from a complaint, indictment, or information;
(iii) sentence;
(iv) correctional status;
(v) release; or
(vi) court document or filing.
(b) The term does not include a fingerprint record or data that may be maintained for investigative purposes.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 384, L. 2019.
