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Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-6-501. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in 7-6-502 and this section, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Detention” means the holding or temporary placement of a youth in a facility other than the youth's own home for the purpose of ensuring the continued custody of the youth at any time after the youth is taken into custody and before final disposition of the youth's case.

(2) “Juvenile detention program” means services to provide for the lawful detention or shelter care of youth. The term includes:

(a) youth evaluations ordered by the court under 41-5-1503, 41-5-1512, or 41-5-1513;

(b) programs for the transportation of youth to appropriate detention facilities or shelter care facilities; and

(c) an educational program for youth in need of that service.

(3) “Local government” has the same meaning as provided in 7-12-1103.

(4) “Shelter care” has the same meaning as provided in 41-5-103.

(5) “Youth” means an individual who is less than 18 years of age who is alleged to be a delinquent youth or youth in need of intervention as those terms are defined in 41-5-103.

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