Montana Title 3. Judiciary, Courts § 3-1-708. Pretrial program--rulemaking

(a) develop, implement, and administer the pretrial program; and

(b) make allocations to counties or organizations contracting with a county to provide pretrial services.

(a) identify priorities for funding services and activities and the criteria for the allocation of program funds, including that courts accepting funds shall use a validated risk assessment tool to assign release conditions and determine placement options;

(b) monitor the expenditure of funds by counties and organizations receiving funds under this section;

(c) evaluate the effectiveness of services and activities under this section;

(d) establish an advisory council that includes local and district court judges and other stakeholders to provide guidance to the office; and

(e) develop policies and procedures necessary to implement this section, subject to approval of the supreme court.

(5)(a) Funds available under subsection (1) consist of state appropriations and federal funds received by the office for the purposes of administering the pretrial program or any funds received pursuant to subsection (5)(b).

(b) The office may accept gifts, grants, and donations from other public or private sources, which must be used within the scope of this section.