Montana § 41-5-1523 - Commitment To Department Or Youth Court -- Supervision

§ 41-5-1523. Commitment To Department Or Youth Court -- Supervision

Commitment to department or youth court -- supervision. (1) A youth placed in a correctional facility or other facility or program operated by or under contract with the department is under the control of the department until the youth is discharged, transferred, or placed on conditional release by the department. Before a youth is placed on conditional release, a conditional release agreement must be developed and signed as provided in 52-5-126 . (2) A youth who is placed on conditional release must be supervised by a juvenile probation officer of the youth court. (3) A youth placed in any private, out-of-home facility by the youth court must be supervised by a juvenile probation officer of the youth court. (4) Responsibilities of the juvenile probation officer relating to placement of the youth include but are not limited to: (a) if a youth placement committee has been established as provided for in 41-5-121 , submitting information and documentation necessary for the committee that is making the placement recommendation to determine an appropriate placement for the youth; (b) securing approval for payment of special education costs from the youth's school district of residence or the office of public instruction, as required in Title 20, chapter 7, part 4; (c) submitting an application to a facility in which the youth may be placed; and (d) managing the youth's case while in a private, out-of-home facility and upon release until supervision is terminated by the youth court.