Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 44. LAW ENFORCEMENT

CHAPTER 7. BOARD OF CRIME CONTROL

Part 1. General Provisions

Definitions

44-7-125. Definitions. As used in 44-7-126 and this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Agency" has the meaning provided in 2-15-102.

(2) "Board" means the board of crime control established in 2-15-2008.

(3) "Contributing entity" means an agency, the office of court administrator, a local government entity, a nongovernment entity, a tribal government, or a federal government that submits data to the criminal justice data warehouse.

(4) "Council" means the criminal justice oversight council established in 53-1-216.

(5) "Detention center" has the meaning provided in 7-32-2241.

(6) "Local government entity" includes a city, county, or consolidated city-county government entity including but not limited to a county attorney office, law enforcement agency, detention center, court, or other entity created by the city, county, or consolidated city-county government.

(7) "Nongovernment entity" includes a community corrections facility or program established under Title 53, chapter 30, part 3, or other prereleases, treatment centers, or providers that contract with the department of corrections.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 641, L. 2023.