{"data":{"id":"us-mt/44-15-105","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"44-15-105","heading":"Prohibition of facial recognition technology.","body":"(1) Except as provided in 44-15-106 and 44-15-108, a state or local government agency, law enforcement agency, public employee, or public official may not:\n(a) obtain, retain, possess, access, request, or use facial recognition technology or information derived from a search using facial recognition technology;\n(b) enter into an agreement with a third-party vendor for any purpose listed in subsection (1)(a); or\n(c) install or equip a continuous facial surveillance monitoring camera on public buildings or on public roads and highways of this state, except as provided in 46-5-117.\n(2) The motor vehicle division may not establish a digital driver's license program that utilizes facial recognition technology without the consent of the legislature.","path":["TITLE 44. LAW ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 15. FACIAL RECOGNITION FOR GOVERNMENT USE","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0440/chapter_0150/part_0010/section_0050/0440-0150-0010-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:28Z","sha256":"621064b9a62d7af1036359ee78c573c49ade26430dd0e4e7187f81c78ea728f0","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/44-15-104","next":"us-mt/44-15-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}