Montana Code 7-32-2247. Annoyance of inmate prohibited — penalty
7-32-2247. Annoyance of inmate prohibited — penalty. (1) The detention center administrator or staff member in charge of an inmate must use necessary and proper means to protect an inmate from purposeful or knowing insults and annoyance by others and to prevent others from communicating with the inmate while the inmate is at or is going to or returning from employment.
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-32-2247
- Detention center: means a facility established and maintained by an appropriate entity for the purpose of confining arrested persons or persons sentenced to the detention center. See Montana Code 7-32-2241
- Detention center administrator: means the sheriff, chief of police, administrator, superintendent, director, or other individual serving as the chief executive officer of a detention center. See Montana Code 7-32-2241
- Inmate: means a person who is confined in a detention center. See Montana Code 7-32-2241
- Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)A person persisting in purposefully or knowingly insulting, annoying, or communicating with an inmate after being told by the detention center administrator or staff member to desist commits the offense of inmate annoyance.
(3)A person convicted of the offense of inmate annoyance shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500.