{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-5-306","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-5-306","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of 46-5-306 through 46-5-309 is to provide a procedure by which physical evidence in criminal cases may be destroyed or appropriated for law enforcement use when prosecutions have been completed and no further legal proceeding is contemplated or when it does not appear that criminal charges will be initiated.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 5. SEARCH AND SEIZURE","Part 3. Procedure in Regard to Property Seized"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0050/part_0030/section_0060/0460-0050-0030-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:40Z","sha256":"35d8ead4d65dcdd2d3bcd66c27c8deb5cbc10f2dce2f87adc2d893b184f85eff","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-5-305","next":"us-mt/46-5-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}