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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Detention centers are used as follows:
(1) for the detention of persons committed in order to secure their attendance as witnesses in criminal cases;
(2) for the detention of persons charged with crime and committed for trial;
(3) for the confinement of persons committed for contempt or upon civil process or by other authority of law;
(4) for the confinement of persons sentenced to imprisonment therein upon conviction of a crime;
(5) for the confinement of persons sentenced to the state prison, as agreed upon by the state and the administrator in charge of the detention center.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-32-2203. Who may be confined in a detention center - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-7-local-government/mt-st-7-32-2203/
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