Montana § 41-5-1524 - Commitment To Department -- Transfer Of Records
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 41-5-1524 — Commitment To Department -- Transfer Of Records, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-5-1524. Commitment To Department -- Transfer Of Records
Commitment to department -- transfer of records. (1) Whenever the court commits a youth to the department, it shall transmit with the dispositional judgment copies of formal and informal youth court records, including medical reports, social history material, youth assessment material, education records, and any other clinical, predisposition, or other reports and information pertinent to the care and treatment of the youth. (2) The youth court may share informal youth court records with the department when a youth has been committed to the department. On the youth's 18th birthday or upon discharge, whichever is earlier, the department shall seal the entire record and is subject to 41-5-216 (5). (3) The department shall transmit to the supervising juvenile probation officer any medical reports, youth assessment material, education records, and other clinical or behavioral health information pertinent to the care and treatment of the youth if the department: (a) places the youth on conditional release; (b) discharges the youth to the youth court for supervision as required by court order; or (c) transfers the youth as provided for in 41-5-208 .
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 41-5-1524 ("Commitment To Department -- Transfer Of Records") 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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