Montana Title 52. Family Services § 52-3-804. Duties of department

(1) The department shall investigate reports of abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, or exploitation received pursuant to 52-3-811(1)(a).

(2) The department shall prepare an annual report of the information obtained pursuant to the reporting requirement of this part.

(3) The department shall, when appropriate, provide protective services under Title 52, chapter 3, part 2, for a vulnerable adult alleged to have been abused, sexually abused, neglected, or exploited.

(4) If a vulnerable adult alleged to be abused, sexually abused, neglected, or exploited pursuant to this part or the vulnerable adult's caretaker refuses to allow a representative of the department entrance to the premises for the purpose of investigating a report made pursuant to 52-3-811(1)(a), the district court in the county where the vulnerable adult is found may order a law enforcement officer or a department representative to enter the premises to conduct an investigation on finding that there is probable cause to believe that the vulnerable adult is abused, sexually abused, neglected, or exploited.

(5) If a representative of the department has reasonable grounds to believe that a vulnerable adult alleged to be abused, sexually abused, neglected, or exploited is suffering from abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, or exploitation that presents a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury, the department may: