{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-23-202","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-23-202","heading":"Initial parole hearing.","body":"Within the 2 months prior to a prisoner's official parole eligibility date or as soon after that date as possible, the department shall make the prisoner available for a hearing before a hearing panel. The hearing panel shall consider the prisoner's score under the parole guidelines and other case-specific and pertinent information regarding the prisoner, including the criteria in 46-23-208.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23. PROBATION, PAROLE, AND CLEMENCY","Part 2. Granting of Parole"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0230/part_0020/section_0020/0460-0230-0020-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:55Z","sha256":"cbeae0e4f016d9a5111768eb50a2fc4e212ae54c1832c929870f113a80899232","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-23-201","next":"us-mt/46-23-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}