Montana § 52-5-109 - Transportation Costs -- Arrangement For Transportation
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§ 52-5-109. Transportation Costs -- Arrangement For Transportation
Transportation costs -- arrangement for transportation. (1) Prior to adjudication: (a) for a youth placed in a facility, other than a correctional facility or a detention facility, the judicial district of the youth court to which the youth has been referred shall pay the cost for transporting the youth to the facility and for any other transportation costs incurred while the youth is in the facility. The district shall pay these costs from its annual allocation provided for in 41-5-130 . (b) for a youth detained in a detention facility, the county of the youth court to which the youth has been referred shall pay the cost for transporting the youth to the facility and for any other transportation costs while the youth is in the facility. (2) After adjudication: (a) for a youth placed in a nonsecure facility within or outside the state, the judicial district of the youth court in which the youth was adjudicated shall pay the costs for transporting the youth to and from the facility from its annual allocation established under 41-5-130 ; (b) for a youth committed to the department of corrections for placement in an in-state correctional facility or returned to the department for violation of the terms and conditions of the youth's conditional release agreement, the county of the youth court in which the youth was adjudicated shall pay the cost for transporting the youth to the facility. The department shall pay the cost for transporting the youth after the youth is released from the facility or provide other arrangements for transporting the youth. (c) for a youth placed in an out-of-state correctional facility pursuant to 41-5-355 , the department of corrections shall pay the cost for transporting the youth to the facility and the cost for transporting the youth after the youth is released from the facility. (3) The youth court probation office shall arrange for all transportation to and from an out-of-home placement except when the department of corrections is responsible for transportation costs as provided for in subsections (2)(b) and (2)(c).
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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