{"data":{"id":"us-mt/44-5-105","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"44-5-105","heading":"Department of justice -- powers.","body":"The department of justice may:\n(1) adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter;\n(2) hear and decide contested cases or challenges that may arise under the provisions of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act;\n(3) conduct audits of the criminal history record information systems of a representative sample of state and local criminal justice agencies chosen annually on a random basis to determine whether they are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.","path":["TITLE 44. LAW ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 5. CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0440/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0050/0440-0050-0010-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:25Z","sha256":"65dbbd6aceb505fc652c55ea3180f7ebeffdab5397b2109c42a93c6bd54b22e5","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/44-5-104","next":"us-mt/44-5-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}