53-30-609. Contractor costs responsibility. (1) The contractor is responsible for costs incurred by the state or any political subdivision of the state for legal costs relating to escapes, riots or disturbances, or other natural or human-caused events that occur at the facility because of the contractor's negligence, errors, omissions, intentional acts, or failure to comply with the terms of the contract.
(2) The contractor is responsible for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the state or a political subdivision of the state for defense of causes of action brought by or on behalf of an inmate that accrue while an inmate is incarcerated at a private correctional facility.
(3) The provisions of this part are not intended to create a private or public cause of action for any person, partnership, corporation, or other entity, including any inmate housed within any private correctional facility or any inmate housed within the state of Montana.