46-23-401. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this part, the following definitions apply:
     (1) "Applicant" means any prisoner who is eligible under 46-23-411 and who signs an application to participate in the supervised release program.
     (2) "Board" means the board of pardons and parole provided for in 2-15-2302.
     (3) "Department" means the department of corrections provided for in 2-15-2301.
     (4) "Prisoner" means a person sentenced by a state district court to a term of confinement in the state prison.
     (5) "Sponsor" means any federal, state, county, local, or private agency, Indian tribe and reservation, or any person, group, association, or organization approved by the department to undertake the supervision of prisoners participating in the supervised release program.
     (6) "State prison" means the Montana state prison at Deer Lodge or any adult correctional facility designated by the department.
     (7) "Supervising agent" means a probation and parole officer of the department.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 288, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 92, Ch. 120, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 496, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 95-2218; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 583, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 230, Ch. 546, L. 1995.