Montana Code 44-5-307. Use of criminal history record information account — staffing — funding
44-5-307. Use of criminal history record information account — staffing — funding. (1) The department of justice may establish fees for the dissemination of criminal history record information. Revenue from the fees must be deposited in the account provided for in 44-5-306.
Terms Used In Montana Code 44-5-307
- Criminal history record information: means information about individuals collected by criminal justice agencies consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests; detentions; the filing of complaints, indictments, or informations and dispositions arising from complaints, indictments, or informations; sentences; correctional status; and release. See Montana Code 44-5-103
- Dissemination: means the communication or transfer of criminal justice information to individuals or agencies other than the criminal justice agency that maintains the information. See Montana Code 44-5-103
(2)The money in the account provided for in 44-5-306 must be used by the department of justice to pay for the costs associated with the dissemination of criminal history record information.
(3)The costs associated with the dissemination of criminal history record information include adequate staffing to provide for the dissemination service. The department of justice may add staff or incur operational costs, or both, pursuant to 17-7-402. The authority to add staff or incur operational costs must be based on the following:
(a)an additional 5,000 criminal history record information requests, above the number received in 2001, must be received and must involve fingerprint processing; or
(b)an additional 7,500 criminal history record information requests, above the number received in 2001, must be received and must involve screening.