{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-5-231","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-5-231","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in 45-5-231 through 45-5-234, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:\n(1) \"Assault on a partner or family member\" has the meaning provided in 45-5-206 for partner or family member assault.\n(2) \"Chemical dependency treatment\" means required counseling and treatment related to chemical dependency issues.\n(3) \"Counseling\" means clinical professional counseling as defined in 37-39-102 and includes group counseling for the purposes of 45-5-231 through 45-5-234.\n(4) \"Investigative criminal justice report\" means the investigative report prepared by a law enforcement agency associated with an offender's arrest for an assault on a partner or family member, excluding any confidential information relating to the victim's location and confidential information not related to the offense.\n(5) \"Offender\" means a person convicted of an assault on a partner or family member.\n(6) \"Offender intervention program\" means the combination of counseling and other services that is organized in a judicial district to provide a preliminary assessment for counseling and other services that are required for an offender.\n(7) \"Preliminary assessment for counseling\" means the counseling assessment completed by a counselor to determine an offender's need for counseling, attendance at psychoeducational groups, and referrals for other treatment. This assessment must be completed either before or within 4 weeks after counseling and psychoeducational groups are started.\n(8) \"Psychoeducational group\" means a group discussion, with instructional content themes, that encourages sharing and feedback, increases self-awareness, and is aimed at facilitating change in group members' daily lives.\n(9) \"Recreational intoxicant\" means a substance, drug, or other chemical that was taken for the purpose of causing a person to be in a different emotional or psychological state and was not taken for a medically recognized therapeutic purpose.\n(10) \"Victim\" means a person against whom the offender committed an assault.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON","Part 2. Assault and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0050/part_0020/section_0310/0450-0050-0020-0310.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:30Z","sha256":"788cae566634a9fbdb12090069b33037c4d1b229fe2daf44f2dc4568edca19bc","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-5-224","next":"us-mt/45-5-232"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}