Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-32-2242. Use of detention center--payment of costs

(2)(a) Except as provided in 7-32-2245, if a person is confined in a detention center by an arresting agency not responsible for the operation of the detention center, the actual costs of holding the person in confinement must be paid by the arresting agency unless otherwise agreed to by the arresting agency and the operator of the detention center.

(b) If a city or town commits a person to the detention center of the county in which the city or town is located for a reason other than detention pending trial for or detention for service of a sentence for violating an ordinance of that city or town, the costs must be paid by the county, except as provided in 7-32-2245. If the department of corrections is the arresting agency and the inmate is a probation violator, the costs must be paid by the county in which the district court that retains jurisdiction over the inmate is located, except as provided in 7-32-2245.

(c) The department of corrections is responsible to pay actual costs for defendants following the pronouncement of sentence pursuant to 46-19-101.

(d) Payments must be made to the government unit responsible for the detention center or to the administrator operating a private detention center under an agreement provided for in 7-32-2201 on presentation of a claim to the arresting agency.

(e) For purposes of this section, “actual costs” of a detention center is defined as the greater of: