52-5-101. Establishment of state youth correctional facilities -- prohibitions. (1) The department of corrections, within the annual or biennial budgetary appropriation, may establish, maintain, and operate facilities to properly provide custody, assessment, care, supervision, treatment, education, rehabilitation, and work and skill development for youth in need of these services. The youth must be 10 years of age or older and under 18 years of age. The facilities include but are not limited to the Pine Hills youth correctional facility in Miles City.
     (2) A youth alleged or found to be a youth in need of intervention may not be placed in a state youth correctional facility as defined in 41-5-103.

     History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 320, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 120, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 37, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 80-1410; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 381, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 737, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 11, Sp. L. June 1986; amd. Sec. 102, Ch. 609, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 212, L. 1989; Sec. , MCA 1989; redes. by Code Commissioner, 1991; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 548, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 371, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 231, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 189, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 59, Ch. 550, L. 1997.