{"data":{"id":"us-mt/44-5-201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"44-5-201","heading":"Scope of authority to collect, process, and preserve criminal justice information.","body":"A criminal justice agency may collect, process, and preserve only that criminal justice information which is necessary for the performance of its authorized functions.","path":["TITLE 44. LAW ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 5. CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION","Part 2. Collection and Processing"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0440/chapter_0050/part_0020/section_0010/0440-0050-0020-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:25Z","sha256":"6d5207a59791a2d98b16dfb0e2f67af355143ce511bb3e631239ed83cb1de602","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/44-5-112","next":"us-mt/44-5-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}