Montana Statutes
§ 42-3-206 — Distribution Of Evaluation -- Retention -- Immunity For Evaluator
Montana·Title 42 ADOPTION·Ch. 3 REQUIREMENTS OF PARTIES IN ADOPTION·Part 2 Requirements of Prospective Adoptive Parents
42-3-206 . Distribution of evaluation -- retention -- immunity for evaluator.
(1)The evaluator shall furnish a copy of the evaluation to a department, agency, or other person authorized to place a child for adoption and, upon payment by the person evaluated of the cost of the evaluation services, to the person evaluated.
(2)An evaluator shall retain the original of a completed or incomplete preplacement evaluation and a list of each source for each item of information in the evaluation. An evaluator who ceases to do business in Montana shall give the evaluator's records to the department for retention.
(3)An evaluator, except a department evaluator, who conducted an evaluation in good faith is not subject to civil liability for anything contained in the evaluation.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 88, Ch. 480, L. 1997.
Nearby Sections
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§ 42-3-102
Retention Of Disclosures§ 42-3-201
Preplacement Evaluation -- Timing§ 42-3-204
Contents Of Preplacement Evaluation§ 42-3-205
Recommendation§ 42-3-207
Action By Department§ 42-3-208
Through 42-3-211 Reserved§ 42-3-212
Court Waiver For Relatives§ 42-3-301
Requirement For Preplacement Evaluation