52-3-802. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature finds that a need exists to provide for cooperation among law enforcement officials and agencies, courts, and state and county agencies providing human services in preventing the abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and exploitation of Montana's elderly persons and persons with developmental disabilities through the identification, reporting, and prosecution of acts of abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 623, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 198, L. 1989; Sec. 53-5-502, MCA 1989; redes. 52-3-802 by Code Commissioner, 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 167, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 255, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 1999.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 8. Montana Elder and Persons With Developmental Disabilities Abuse Prevention Act
52-3-802. Legislative findings and purpose
52-3-804. Duties of department
52-3-805. Adult protective service teams
52-3-806. through 52-3-810 reserved
52-3-814. Immunity from civil and criminal liability
52-3-815. Evidence of abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, or exploitation to be gathered and submitted
52-3-816. through 52-3-820 reserved
52-3-821. Admissibility of evidence