Mont. Code Ann. § 5-1-203
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5-1-203 Report to state census and economic information center
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5-1-203 . Report to state census and economic information center. (1) By May 1 of each year in which the federal decennial census is taken and in which the United States census bureau allocates incarcerated individuals as residents of a state prison, the department shall deliver to the center:
(a) a unique identifier not including the name or offender identification number for each incarcerated individual subject to the jurisdiction of the department on the date for which the decennial census reports population numbers;
(b) the street address of the prison in which the individual was incarcerated at the time of the census;
(c) the last known address of the individual prior to incarceration;
(d) the individual's race, whether the individual is an American Indian or an Alaska Native, whether the individual is of Hispanic or Latino origin, and if the person is 18 years of age or older; and
(e) other information the center may request.
(2) The department shall provide the information in subsection (1) in a format specified by the center.
(3) The information provided as required in subsection (1) is private. It may not:
(a) include the incarcerated individual's name or other information that may allow the individual to be identified except by the department; or
(b) be disclosed by the department or the center except as redistricting data aggregated by census block for the purposes described in 5-1-205 .
(a) a unique identifier not including the name or offender identification number for each incarcerated individual subject to the jurisdiction of the department on the date for which the decennial census reports population numbers;
(b) the street address of the prison in which the individual was incarcerated at the time of the census;
(c) the last known address of the individual prior to incarceration;
(d) the individual's race, whether the individual is an American Indian or an Alaska Native, whether the individual is of Hispanic or Latino origin, and if the person is 18 years of age or older; and
(e) other information the center may request.
(2) The department shall provide the information in subsection (1) in a format specified by the center.
(3) The information provided as required in subsection (1) is private. It may not:
(a) include the incarcerated individual's name or other information that may allow the individual to be identified except by the department; or
(b) be disclosed by the department or the center except as redistricting data aggregated by census block for the purposes described in 5-1-205 .
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