{"data":{"id":"us-mt/41-5-1205","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"41-5-1205","heading":"Preliminary inquiry -- dispositions available to juvenile probation officer.","body":"Upon determining that further action is required after a preliminary inquiry under 41-5-1201, the juvenile probation officer or assessment officer may:\n(1) arrange informal disposition as provided in 41-5-1301; or\n(2) refer the matter to the county attorney for filing a petition in youth court charging the youth to be a delinquent youth or a youth in need of intervention or for filing an information in the district court as provided in 41-5-206.","path":["TITLE 41. MINORS","CHAPTER 5. YOUTH COURT ACT","Part 12. Preliminary Investigation"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0410/chapter_0050/part_0120/section_0050/0410-0050-0120-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:13Z","sha256":"96f63b21eb63b1ebe32df8847a90a1bf797573fd6a2a535ec456fcf80fe09696","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/41-5-1204","next":"us-mt/41-5-1206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}