{"data":{"id":"us-mt/53-1-502","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"53-1-502","heading":"Rates for board, room, and ancillary services charged to correctional facility inmates.","body":"(1) The department of corrections may establish and charge reasonable rates for board, room, and ancillary services as described in 53-1-401 for persons incarcerated in an institutional correctional facility.\n(2) The department of corrections may prescribe rules that establish criteria and a procedure for determining ability to pay. The department of corrections may not make an assessment that would place an undue financial burden on the person.","path":["TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS","CHAPTER 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF INSTITUTIONS","Part 5. Per Diem Payments for Residential Correctional Programs"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0020/0530-0010-0050-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:57Z","sha256":"e4663191ad8381e7e72ae1f36de4e7e5543a684d0a75e5446dadf63a6631ddec","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/53-1-501","next":"us-mt/53-1-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}