{"data":{"id":"us-mt/53-30-303","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"53-30-303","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:\n(1) \"Community corrections board\" means a community corrections board as provided in 53-30-312.\n(2) \"Community corrections facility or program\" means a community-based or community-oriented facility or program, other than a jail, that:\n(a) is established by a local or tribal government and operated by a unit of local government, a tribal government, or a nongovernmental agency; and\n(b) provides programs and services to aid offenders in:\n(i) obtaining and holding regular employment;\n(ii) enrolling in and maintaining academic courses;\n(iii) participating in vocational training programs;\n(iv) utilizing the resources of the community to meet their personal and family needs;\n(v) obtaining the benefits of specialized treatment services that exist within the community; and\n(vi) paying restitution or performing community restitution to crime victims.\n(3) \"Department\" means the department of corrections created in 2-15-2301.\n(4) \"Nongovernmental agency\" means a person, private, nonprofit agency, corporation, association, labor organization, or other nongovernmental entity.\n(5) \"Offender\" means a person who has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or has been convicted of a criminal offense.\n(6) \"Tribal government\" means a federally recognized Indian tribe within the state of Montana.\n(7) \"Unit of local government\" means a county, city, town, or city-county consolidated government.","path":["TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS","CHAPTER 30. CORRECTIONS","Part 3. Community Corrections Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0300/part_0030/section_0030/0530-0300-0030-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:30Z","sha256":"314f27efc43a149925efda55386ad9ada982efbbdcc0b468c2d5c6fba2eeb8e1","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/53-30-302","next":"us-mt/53-30-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}