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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
On request of a victim of a felony offense, the department of corrections or the board of pardons and parole, as applicable, shall:
(1) promptly inform the victim of the following information concerning a prisoner committing the offense:
(a) the custody level;
(b) the projected discharge or parole eligibility date;
(c) the actual date of the prisoner's discharge from confinement or parole, if reasonably ascertainable;
(d) the time and place of a parole hearing concerning the prisoner, the victim's right to submit a statement to the board of pardons and parole or the hearing panel conducting a parole hearing under 46-23-202, and the victim's right under 46-23-215, 46-23-509, or 46-23-1011 to request a condition of parole or probation to require the prisoner to refrain from direct or indirect contact with the victim; and
(e) the community in which the prisoner will reside after parole;
(2) provide reasonable advance notice to the victim before release of the defendant on furlough or to a work-release program, halfway house, or other community-based program or correctional facility; and
(3) promptly inform the victim of the occurrence of any of the following events concerning the prisoner:
(a) an escape from a correctional or mental health facility or community program;
(b) a recapture;
(c) a decision of the board of pardons and parole;
(d) a decision of the governor to commute the sentence or to grant executive clemency;
(e) a release from confinement and any conditions attached to the release; and
(f) the prisoner's death.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 46. Criminal Procedure § 46-24-212. Information concerning confinement - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-46-criminal-procedure/mt-st-46-24-212/
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