Montana Code 52-5-128. Detention of youth who violates conditional release or escapes from facility or program
52-5-128. Detention of youth who violates conditional release or escapes from facility or program. (1) A juvenile probation officer may detain a youth who allegedly has violated the terms and conditions of the youth’s conditional release agreement. A law enforcement officer of the state or a county or a city shall detain a youth who has allegedly violated the terms and conditions of the youth’s conditional release agreement upon receipt of a warrant to detain the youth.
Terms Used In Montana Code 52-5-128
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203
(2)The department of corrections may detain a youth who has escaped from a correctional facility or program operated by or under contract with the department. A law enforcement officer of the state or a county or a city shall detain a youth upon notice in writing to the officer by the department that the youth has escaped from a correctional facility or program operated by or under contract with the department.