{"data":{"id":"us-mt/41-3-440","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"41-3-440","heading":"Limitation on placement.","body":"Except as provided in 41-3-301(1) and in the absence of a dispute between the parties to the action regarding the appropriate placement, the department shall determine, in accordance with 41-3-450 and 41-3-451, the appropriate placement for a child alleged to be or adjudicated as a youth in need of care. The court shall settle any dispute between the parties to an action regarding the appropriate placement. The child may not be placed in a youth assessment center, youth detention facility, detention center, or other facility intended or used for the confinement of adults or youth accused or convicted of criminal offenses.","path":["TITLE 41. MINORS","CHAPTER 3. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT","Part 4. Abuse or Neglect Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0410/chapter_0030/part_0040/section_0400/0410-0030-0040-0400.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:06Z","sha256":"c1e4e94136cf52c8823bf6a60f0991071bda3d98ef23bb41ec29c0563f85cdae","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/41-3-439","next":"us-mt/41-3-441"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}