Montana Code Annotated
Title 44. Law Enforcement
Chapter 3. Montana Forensic Science System Act

Part 1. General Provisions Forensic Science

44-3-101. Short title - 44-3-101. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the...

44-3-102. Purpose - 44-3-102. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to authorize...

44-3-103. Repealed - 44-3-103. Repealed. Sec. 14, Ch. 503, L. 1985. History: En....

44-3-104. Functions of department - 44-3-104. Functions of department. The forensics functions of the department...

44-3-105. Authority to accept grants - 44-3-105. Authority to accept grants. The department of justice is...

44-3-106. Power of attorney general to employ personnel - 44-3-106. Power of attorney general to employ personnel. The attorney...

Part 2. Medical Examiners

44-3-201. State chief medical examiner - 44-3-201. State chief medical examiner. A state chief medical examiner...

44-3-202. Repealed - 44-3-202. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 689, L. 1989. History: En....

44-3-203. Associate medical examiners -- qualifications - 44-3-203. Associate medical examiners -- qualifications. Associate medical examiners, including...

44-3-204. Associate medical examiners -- compensation - 44-3-204. Associate medical examiners -- compensation. Associate medical examiners may...

44-3-205. Deputy state medical examiner - 44-3-205. Deputy state medical examiner. Deputy state medical examiners are...

44-3-206. through 44-3-210 reserved - 44-3-206 through 44-3-210 reserved.

44-3-211. Duties of state chief medical examiner and deputy medical examiner - 44-3-211. Duties of state chief medical examiner and deputy medical...

44-3-212. Repealed - 44-3-212. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 689, L. 1989. History: En....

44-3-213. Report to county attorney - 44-3-213. Report to county attorney. When the cause of death...

44-3-214. Records - 44-3-214. Records. Copies of records and detailed findings of autopsy...

Part 3. Laboratory of Criminalistics

44-3-301. Laboratory of criminalistics - 44-3-301. Laboratory of criminalistics. (1) There is a laboratory of...

44-3-302. Fees for laboratory services - 44-3-302. Fees for laboratory services. The laboratory may charge reasonable...

44-3-303. Duties of laboratory director - 44-3-303. Duties of laboratory director. There is a director of...

44-3-304. Repealed - 44-3-304. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 689, L. 1989. History: En....

Part 4. Provisions Relating to Corpses

44-3-401. Exemption from liability for autopsy - 44-3-401. Exemption from liability for autopsy. No criminal or civil...

44-3-402. Repealed - 44-3-402. Repealed. Sec. 2, Ch. 408, L. 1983. History: En....

44-3-403. Repealed - 44-3-403. Repealed. Sec. 21, Ch. 660, L. 1991. History: En....

44-3-404. Criminal penalty - 44-3-404. Criminal penalty. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor...