{"data":{"id":"us-mt/16-12-304","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"16-12-304","heading":"Forfeiture.","body":"(1) Marijuana, paraphernalia relating to marijuana, or other property seized by a law enforcement official from a person claiming the protections of this chapter in connection with the cultivation, manufacture, possession, transportation, distribution, or use of marijuana must be returned to the person immediately upon a determination that the person is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.\n(2) A law enforcement agency in possession of mature marijuana plants or seedlings seized as evidence is not responsible for the care and maintenance of the plants or seedlings.","path":["TITLE 16. ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA","CHAPTER 12. MARIJUANA REGULATION AND TAXATION","Part 3. Local Government and Law Enforcement Authority"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0160/chapter_0120/part_0030/section_0040/0160-0120-0030-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:06Z","sha256":"1861aafd4c54c57d03bd220d3ac98e18f160f851d322f4afb33d2aec4e8e177b","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/16-12-303","next":"us-mt/16-12-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}