Mont. Code Ann. § 53-1-104

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53-1-104 Release of arsonist -- notification of department of justice

Official statutory text

53-1-104 . Release of arsonist -- notification of department of justice. (1) Each of the following institutions, correctional facilities, or other facilities having the charge or custody of a person convicted of arson or of a person acquitted of arson on the ground of mental disease or disorder shall give written notification to the department of justice when the person is admitted or released by it:

(a) the Montana state hospital;

(b) a state prison;

(c) a Montana correctional facility housing youth; or

(d) a county or city detention facility.

(2) The notification must disclose:

(a) the name of the person;

(b) where the person is or will be located; and

(c) the type of fire the person was involved in.

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