Montana § 53-30-607 - Licensure Limitations -- Siting Of Private Correctional Facilities
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§ 53-30-607. Licensure Limitations -- Siting Of Private Correctional Facilities
Licensure limitations -- siting of private correctional facilities. (1) The department may not grant a license to a private correctional facility located within 1 mile of a public or nonpublic school, not including a home school. However, if a public or nonpublic school is established after a facility has been approved, the department may not prevent the private correctional facility from operating because of this subsection (1). (2) The department may not grant a license to a private correctional facility unless there has been a public hearing in the county in which the private correctional facility is to be located and unless the county commissioners approve the location of the private correctional facility by a majority vote. If the proposed facility is to be located within the limits of a municipality, the department may not grant a license to a private correctional facility unless there has been a public hearing in the municipality and the local governing body approves the location of the private correctional facility by a majority vote. (3) If the siting of a private correctional facility is proposed within 7 1/2 miles of an adjacent county or if the department determines that there are reasonable expectations that the siting may have a significant impact on an adjacent county, the department may not grant a license to a private correctional facility unless there has been a public hearing in the adjacent county and unless the concerns of the adjacent county have been considered.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 53-30-607 ("Licensure Limitations -- Siting Of Private Correctional Facilities") 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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