Montana § 41-5-1602 - Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Prosecution -- Designation
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§ 41-5-1602. Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Prosecution -- Designation
Extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution -- designation. (1) A youth court case involving a youth alleged to have committed an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult, except an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment or when a sentence of 100 years could be imposed, is an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution if: (a) the youth was at least 14 years of age at the time of the alleged offense, the county attorney requests that the case be designated an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution, a hearing is held under 41-5-1603 , and the court designates the case as an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution; (b) the county attorney designates in the delinquency petition that the proceeding is an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution and the youth is alleged to have committed: (i) an offense that is listed under 41-5-206 , except an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment or when a sentence of 100 years could be imposed; or (ii) any offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult, except an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment or when a sentence of 100 years could be imposed, in which the youth allegedly used a firearm, if the youth was at least 12 years of age at the time of the alleged offense; or (c) after a hearing upon a motion for transfer of the matter of prosecution to the district court under 41-5-206 , the court designates the case as an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution. (2) To enforce the court's disposition in an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution, the court shall retain jurisdiction as provided in 41-5-205 .
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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