Montana Code 7-32-2232. Detention centers — contracts with private parties
7-32-2232. Detention centers — contracts with private parties. (1) The term of an agreement under 7-32-2201 with a private party may not exceed 3 years.
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-32-2232
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Detention center: means a facility established and maintained by an appropriate entity for the purpose of confining arrested persons or persons sentenced to the detention center. See Montana Code 7-32-2241
- Detention center staff: means custodial personnel whose duties include ongoing supervision of the inmates in a detention center. See Montana Code 7-32-2241
- Local government: means a city, town, county, or consolidated city-county government. See Montana Code 7-32-2241
(2)The agreement must include:
(a)detailed standards for the operation of the detention center and the incarceration of inmates;
(b)a performance bond from the private party acceptable to the local government;
(c)a promise from the private party to indemnify the local government for any damages for which the local government is found liable as a result of the operation of the detention center;
(d)a provision that the private party must purchase liability insurance in an amount acceptable to the local government;
(e)minimum standards for the training of detention center staff and a provision that the private party will ensure such training; and
(f)a provision that the local government may immediately terminate the contract for good cause.
(3)The provisions of Title 7 relating to bids for local government contracts and purchases do not apply to a contract entered into under 7-32-2201 and this section.