7-32-2227. Inmate eligibility for participation. A person may be permitted to participate in a county jail work program if the person:

Terms Used In Montana Code 7-32-2227

  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

(1)has been sentenced to the county jail for an offense and is not confined in the county jail upon process in a civil action or prior to examination or trial;

(2)is not serving a sentence for homicide, robbery, sexual intercourse without consent, arson, burglary, kidnapping, escape, assault, partner or family member assault, incest, or any other offense in which violence is an element of the crime or for an offense during the course of which bodily injury occurred;

(3)was not prohibited from participating in the county work program by the sentencing judge, magistrate, or justice of the peace or by the judge’s, magistrate’s, or justice’s successor; and

(4)has applied to participate to the county sheriff and the sheriff, pursuant to written policy, has approved the participation.