Title 44, Title 44

As used in 44-7-126 and this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Agency" has the meaning provided in 2-15-102. (2) "Board" means the board of crime control established in 2-15-2008. (3) "Contributing entity" means an agen…

(1) (a) There is a criminal justice data warehouse housed in the board of crime control. The purpose of the criminal justice data warehouse is to receive, store, secure, and maintain data and information from contributing entities to facilitate analysis to assist state and local …

(1) The Montana board of crime control shall use the money in the domestic violence intervention account established by 44-7-202 to fund a domestic violence intervention program to provide grants to: (a) communities for misdemeanor probation officers or compliance officers to mon…

(1) There is a domestic violence intervention account in the state special revenue fund in the state treasury. There must be paid into this account the designated filing fees paid under 25-1-201(7) to the clerk of the district court. The money deposited in the account must be use…

The costs incurred by the Montana board of crime control in administering the domestic violence intervention program must be paid with money from the domestic violence intervention account established by 44-7-202. The board may use up to 10% of the money deposited in the account …

Funds deposited in the domestic violence intervention account may be used only for the program authorized in 44-7-201 and the costs authorized under 44-7-203 and may not be used to pay the expenses of any other program or service administered in whole or in part by the Montana bo…

(1) The Montana board of crime control shall adopt statewide offender intervention program standards to ensure that counseling and other services organized under the program are evidence-informed practices that are designed to reduce the risk of future violent behavior. (2) The b…

The legislature recognizes that incarcerating offenders carries an extremely high cost and may not be the most effective strategy for restoring victims, reforming offenders, and reducing recidivism. It is the intent of 44-7-302 to have the board of crime control apply for grants …

(1) The purposes of the restorative justice grant programs are to: (a) promote the use of restorative justice practices throughout the state; and (b) provide technical assistance to local and state jurisdictions and organizations interested in implementing the principles of resto…

(1) There is an account in the state special revenue fund established by 17-2-102 to be known as the restorative justice fund. (2) There must be deposited in the account: (a) money received from legislative allocations; (b) a transfer of money from a state or local agency for the…

There is a Family Violence Prevention and Services Act grant program established within the board of crime control for the allocation of grant money to local domestic violence programs.

The board of crime control: (1) may adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this part; (2) may spend no more than 5% of the appropriated funds for administrative costs of the grant program; (3) shall accept federal funds that may be available for use in carrying out th…

(1) The board of crime control may award domestic violence grants only to local partner or family member assault programs that are locally controlled. Grants may be awarded to governmental agencies or nongovernmental organizations or persons. (2) Domestic violence grants must be …

(1) Local domestic violence programs may provide services that include but are not limited to the following: (a) counseling for victims or their partners; (b) shelters or safe homes for victims; (c) advocacy programs that assist victims in obtaining services and information; and …

Twenty percent of the operational costs of a domestic violence program must come from the local community served by the program. The local contribution may include in-kind contributions.