{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-15-117","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-15-117","heading":"Substitute address for participant -- application -- duties of department -- penalty.","body":"(1) A victim who is a resident of this state may apply to the department to have a substitute address designated by the department to serve as the official address of the applicant.\n(2) An application for the issuance of a substitute address must include:\n(a) proof that the victim is a resident of this state and specific evidence showing that, before the applicant files the application, the applicant has been a victim;\n(b) the address that is requested to be kept confidential;\n(c) a telephone number at which the department may contact the applicant;\n(d) a question asking whether the applicant wishes to register to vote or, if registered, to change the applicant's address for voter registration;\n(e) a designation of the department as agent for the applicant for the purposes of service of process and receipt of mail;\n(f) the signature of the applicant;\n(g) the date on which the applicant signed the application; and\n(h) any other information required by the department.\n(3) The department shall approve or disapprove an application within 5 business days after the application is filed.\n(4) (a) The department:\n(i) shall approve an application that is accompanied by specific evidence that the applicant has been a victim within 4 years prior to filing the application; and\n(ii) may approve an application if the applicant does not provide specific evidence or the crime against the applicant was committed more than 4 years prior to the applicant filing the application.\n(b) Specific evidence that would meet the requirements of this subsection (4) includes but is not limited to a copy of an applicable record of conviction, a temporary restraining order, a protective order granted by a court of competent jurisdiction, or a sworn statement of the victim.\n(5) If a participant indicates in response to the question asked in subsection (2)(d) that the participant wishes to register to vote or to change the participant's address used for voter registration:\n(a) the department shall furnish the participant with a form developed by the department to register the participant or change the participant's address for voter registration; and\n(b) the participant shall complete and sign the form and return it to the department.\n(6) A person who knowingly attests falsely or provides incorrect information in the application is guilty of false swearing under 45-7-202.","path":["TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 15. PARTNER AND FAMILY MEMBER ASSAULT, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING -- VICTIM PROTECTION","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0400/chapter_0150/part_0010/section_0170/0400-0150-0010-0170.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:02Z","sha256":"6540a089c568ba8152745e7df6bb2b6dd086ecb63ab51bf5a0d444abd4d826fe","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-15-116","next":"us-mt/40-15-118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}