{"data":{"id":"us-mt/2-1-602","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"2-1-602","heading":"Sanctuary jurisdiction prohibited -- exception.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a state agency or local government may not enact, adopt, implement, enforce, or refer to the electorate a policy that prohibits or restricts a government entity, official, or employee from:\n(a) sending to, receiving from, exchanging with, or maintaining for a federal, state, or local government entity information regarding a person's citizenship or immigration status for a lawful purpose;\n(b) complying with a notification request concerning the release of an individual if the request is lawfully made by the United States department of homeland security acting pursuant to its authority under 8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357 as those sections read on March 31, 2021; or\n(c) complying with an immigration detainer request if:\n(i) the request is lawfully made by the United States department of homeland security acting pursuant to its authority under 8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357 as those sections read on March 31, 2021; and\n(ii) the arrest is authorized under state law.\n(2) A state agency or local government may not be considered in violation of this section based solely on a policy otherwise subject to subsection (1) that exclusively concerns an individual who comes forward as a victim of or a witness to a criminal offense.","path":["TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 1. SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION","Part 6. Sanctuary Jurisdictions -- Prohibitions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0020/chapter_0010/part_0060/section_0020/0020-0010-0060-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:42:39Z","sha256":"0f7b17e9e9d0c831cbd6d52c92c2337c5c9f361deb1be62a8a2f6098a0724fb8","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/2-1-601","next":"us-mt/2-1-603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}