Montana Code Annotated
Part 3. Custody and Detention
41-5-341. Criteria for placement of youth in secure detention facilities

41-5-341. Criteria for placement of youth in secure detention facilities. A youth may be placed in a secure detention facility only if the youth:
(1) has allegedly committed an act that if committed by an adult would constitute a criminal offense and the alleged offense is one specified in 41-5-206;
(2) is alleged to be a delinquent youth and:
(a) has escaped from a correctional facility or secure detention facility;
(b) has violated a valid court order or the terms and conditions of the youth's conditional release agreement;
(c) the youth's detention is required to protect persons or property;
(d) the youth has pending court or administrative action or is awaiting a transfer to another jurisdiction and may abscond or be removed from the jurisdiction of the court;
(e) there are not adequate assurances that the youth will appear for court when required; or
(f) the youth meets additional criteria for secure detention established by the youth court in the judicial district that has current jurisdiction over the youth; or
(3) has been adjudicated delinquent and is awaiting final disposition of the youth's case.
History: En. 10-1212 by Sec. 12, Ch. 329, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 571, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 10-1212; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 689, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 475, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 515, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 610, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 548, L. 1991; amd. Secs. 15, 49(3)(i), Ch. 286, L. 1997; Sec. 41-5-305, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-341 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 344, L. 2019.

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