20-25-515. Release of student records, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2025

TITLE 20. EDUCATION

CHAPTER 25. UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

Part 5. University Students -- Qualifications and Rights

Release Of Student Records

20-25-515. Release of student records. A university or college shall release a student's academic record only when requested by the student or by a subpoena issued by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction. A student's written permission must be obtained before the university or college may release any other kind of record unless the record must have been subpoenaed by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction. A fee charged by a university or college for the release of the transcript or academic record of a student who meets the criteria in 52-2-629(1) must first be charged to the department of public health and human services under the requirements of 52-2-629.

History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 357, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8710; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 399, L. 2025.