Montana Title 46. Criminal Procedure § 46-30-411. Expenses of bringing persons back to this state

(1) When a person charged or convicted of crime in this state has been found and arrested in another state and is to be returned to this state by requisition of the governor or by a waiver of extradition or by a prior waiver of extradition, the expenses payable by this state to the agent authorized by the office of the governor to transport the person must be approved by the office of the governor and paid out of the state treasury.

(2) An agent of this state authorized to return a person to this state may use commercial transportation, aircraft, or motor vehicle to return the person.  If the person is returned to this state by an officer or employee of the state or of a political subdivision of the state, the agent must be paid travel expenses, as provided for in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503, incurred in returning the person to this state.  If the governor's authorized agent contracts for the performance of the transportation with a person or entity who is not an officer or employee of the state or of a political subdivision of the state, the expenses must be paid in accordance with the rate established by the contracting parties, as approved by the office of the governor.