{"data":{"id":"us-mt/41-5-341","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"41-5-341","heading":"Criteria for placement of youth in secure detention facilities.","body":"A youth may be placed in a secure detention facility only if the youth:\n(1) has allegedly committed an act that if committed by an adult would constitute a criminal offense and the alleged offense is one specified in 41-5-206;\n(2) is alleged to be a delinquent youth and:\n(a) has escaped from a correctional facility or secure detention facility;\n(b) has violated a valid court order or the terms and conditions of the youth's conditional release agreement;\n(c) the youth's detention is required to protect persons or property;\n(d) the youth has pending court or administrative action or is awaiting a transfer to another jurisdiction and may abscond or be removed from the jurisdiction of the court;\n(e) there are not adequate assurances that the youth will appear for court when required; or\n(f) the youth meets additional criteria for secure detention established by the youth court in the judicial district that has current jurisdiction over the youth; or\n(3) has been adjudicated delinquent and is awaiting final disposition of the youth's case.","path":["TITLE 41. MINORS","CHAPTER 5. YOUTH COURT ACT","Part 3. Custody and Detention"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0410/chapter_0050/part_0030/section_0410/0410-0050-0030-0410.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:11Z","sha256":"17ad95536a9944da69b2ae7773fc0495c0ee1970706f374a90c61f315582c425","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/41-5-335","next":"us-mt/41-5-342"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}