{"data":{"id":"us-mt/41-5-2502","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"41-5-2502","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The criminally convicted youth act must be interpreted and construed to effectuate the following express legislative purposes:\n(1) to protect the public;\n(2) to hold youth who commit offenses that may be filed directly in district court pursuant to 41-5-206 accountable for their actions;\n(3) to provide for the custody, assessment, care, supervision, treatment, education, rehabilitation, and work and skill development of youth convicted in district court; and\n(4) to comply with the legislative purposes set forth in 41-5-102.","path":["TITLE 41. MINORS","CHAPTER 5. YOUTH COURT ACT","Part 25. Criminally Convicted Youth Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0410/chapter_0050/part_0250/section_0020/0410-0050-0250-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:15Z","sha256":"7e028d48a4637000df6d6f55b97f3bd1d7aa9f1214c986383b2fe69ab3c56234","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/41-5-2501","next":"us-mt/41-5-2503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}