Current through the 2023 Regular Session
Section 44-7-201 - Domestic violence intervention program(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 monitor compliance with sentencing requirements for offenders convicted of the offense of partner or family member assault under 45-5-206, the offense of strangulation of a partner or family member under 45-5-215, or of a violation of an order of protection under 45-5-626; or(b) a court to implement an offender intervention program that meets the standards adopted in 44-7-210.(2) In administering the domestic violence intervention program, the Montana board of crime control shall: (a) identify priorities for funding services, activities, and criteria for the receipt of program funds;(b) monitor the expenditure of funds by organizations receiving funds under this section;(c) evaluate the effectiveness of services and activities under this section; and(d) adopt rules necessary to implement 44-7-201 through 44-7-204.Renumbered from 44-4-311 by Laws 2017, Ch. 384, Sec. 25.Amended by Laws 2017, Ch. 394,Sec. 5, eff. 5/19/2017.Amended by Laws 2017, Ch. 104,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2017.En. Sec. 2, Ch. 493, L. 2005.