Montana Code 53-1-108. Inmate financial disclosure and account monitoring
53-1-108. Inmate financial disclosure and account monitoring. (1) Upon incarceration at a state prison, an inmate shall:
Terms Used In Montana Code 53-1-108
- state prison: means :
(1)a state penal or correctional institution whose primary function is to provide for the custody, treatment, training, and rehabilitation of adult criminal offenders;
(2)a state penal or correctional facility portion of a Montana regional correctional facility;
(3)a detention center, a state penal facility, or a correctional facility in another jurisdiction detaining Montana inmates pursuant to 53-30-106;
(4)a private correctional facility or penal facility licensed by the department of corrections or a private correctional facility or penal facility portion of a Montana regional correctional facility licensed by the department of corrections; or
(5)a combination of the facilities listed in this section. See Montana Code 53-30-101
- Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203
(a)make full disclosure of all the inmate’s accounts in financial institutions to the department of corrections in writing and under oath;
(b)sign a release authorizing any financial institution in which the inmate has an account of any kind to provide the department with copies of records of any transaction in the account during the inmate’s term of incarceration in the prison or correctional system. Released copies of records are confidential criminal justice information as defined in 44-5-103.
(c)sign a release authorizing the department to monitor any inmate account in a financial institution.
(2)Failure of an inmate to disclose information under subsection (1)(a) or sign a release under subsection (1)(b) or (1)(c) is an offense under 45-7-302.