Montana § 39-51-304 - Personnel -- Criminal Record Background Check
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 39-51-304 — Personnel -- Criminal Record Background Check, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39-51-304. Personnel -- Criminal Record Background Check
Personnel -- criminal record background check. (1) The department shall hire personnel to administer this chapter in accordance with principles adopted by the department of administration. (2) Department personnel who have direct access to federal tax information as a result of the department's participation in federal offset programs under 26 U.S.C. 6402 shall submit a full set of fingerprints to the department to facilitate a fingerprint-based criminal record background check by the Montana department of justice and the federal bureau of investigation.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 39-51-304 ("Personnel -- Criminal Record Background Check") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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