Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 53 > Chapter 30 > Part 3 - Community Corrections Act

• Community corrections board: means a community corrections board as provided in 53-30-312. See Montana Code 53-30-303
• Community corrections facility or program: means a community-based or community-oriented facility or program, other than a jail, that:

  (a)is established by a local or tribal government and operated by a unit of local government, a tribal government, or a nongovernmental agency; and

  (b)provides programs and services to aid offenders in:

  (i)obtaining and holding regular employment;

  (ii)enrolling in and maintaining academic courses;

  (iii)participating in vocational training programs;

  (iv)utilizing the resources of the community to meet their personal and family needs;

  (v)obtaining the benefits of specialized treatment services that exist within the community; and

  (vi)paying restitution or performing community restitution to crime victims. See Montana Code 53-30-303

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Department: means the department of corrections created in 2-15-2301. See Montana Code 53-30-303
• Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
• Nongovernmental agency: means a person, private, nonprofit agency, corporation, association, labor organization, or other nongovernmental entity. See Montana Code 53-30-303
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Offender: means a person who has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or has been convicted of a criminal offense. See Montana Code 53-30-303
• Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
• Presentence report: A report prepared by a court's probation officer, after a person has been convicted of an offense, summarizing for the court the background information needed to determine the appropriate sentence. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• 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
• Tribal government: means a federally recognized Indian tribe within the state of Montana. See Montana Code 53-30-303
• Unit of local government: means a county, city, town, or city-county consolidated government. See Montana Code 53-30-303
• Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203