7-32-2247. Annoyance of inmate prohibited -- penalty. (1) The detention center administrator or staff member in charge of an inmate must use necessary and proper means to protect an inmate from purposeful or knowing insults and annoyance by others and to prevent others from communicating with the inmate while the inmate is at or is going to or returning from employment.
(2) A person persisting in purposefully or knowingly insulting, annoying, or communicating with an inmate after being told by the detention center administrator or staff member to desist commits the offense of inmate annoyance.
(3) A person convicted of the offense of inmate annoyance shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 461, L. 1989.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
7-32-2202. Use of detention center in contiguous county
7-32-2203. Who may be confined in a detention center
7-32-2204. Maintenance of detention center
7-32-2205. Confinement of inmates
7-32-2207. Confinement of persons on civil process
7-32-2208. Actual confinement of inmates required
7-32-2211. Service of papers upon detention center administrator for inmate
7-32-2214. through 7-32-2220 reserved
7-32-2222. Health and safety of inmates
7-32-2224. Payment of medical costs by entities other than inmate
7-32-2225. County jail work program
7-32-2226. Operation of county jail work program
7-32-2227. Inmate eligibility for participation
7-32-2228. through 7-32-2230 reserved
7-32-2231. Purpose to allow private industry involvement
7-32-2232. Detention centers -- contracts with private parties
7-32-2233. Requests for contract proposals
7-32-2234. Powers of detention center administrators
7-32-2235. through 7-32-2240 reserved
7-32-2242. Use of detention center -- payment of costs
7-32-2243. Contracts for detention center services
7-32-2244. Detention of juveniles
7-32-2245. Payment of confinement and medical costs by inmate
7-32-2246. Temporary release from detention center
7-32-2247. Annoyance of inmate prohibited -- penalty
7-32-2248. Inmate endangerment -- penalty
7-32-2249. False claims by detention center administrator
7-32-2250. Liability for escape in civil actions
7-32-2251. through 7-32-2254 reserved