Montana § 53-30-607 Licensure Limitations -- Siting Of Private Correctional Facilities

Montana Statutes

§ 53-30-607 — Licensure Limitations -- Siting Of Private Correctional Facilities

Montana § 53-30-607

Title 53SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

Ch. 30CORRECTIONS

Part 6Private Correctional Facilities

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Mont. Code Ann. § 53-30-607 (2026).

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53-30-607 . Licensure limitations -- siting of private correctional facilities.

(1)The department may not grant a license to a private correctional facility located within 1 mile of a public or nonpublic school, not including a home school. However, if a public or nonpublic school is established after a facility has been approved, the department may not prevent the private correctional facility from operating because of this subsection (1).

(2)The department may not grant a license to a private correctional facility unless there has been a public hearing in the county in which the private correctional facility is to be located and unless the county commissioners approve the location of the private correctional facility by a majority vote. If the proposed facility is to be located within

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53-30-607 . Licensure limitations -- siting of private correctional facilities. (1) The department may not grant a license to a private correctional facility located within 1 mile of a public or nonpublic school, not including a home school. However, if a public or nonpublic school is established after a facility has been approved, the department may not prevent the private correctional facility from operating because of this subsection (1).
(2) The department may not grant a license to a private correctional facility unless there has been a public hearing in the county in which the private correctional facility is to be located and unless the county commissioners approve the location of the private correctional facility by a majority vote. If the proposed facility is to be located within the limits of a municipality, the department may not grant a license to a private correctional facility unless there has been a public hearing in the municipality and the local governing body approves the location of the private correctional facility by a majority vote.
(3) If the siting of a private correctional facility is proposed within 7 1/2 miles of an adjacent county or if the department determines that there are reasonable expectations that the siting may have a significant impact on an adjacent county, the department may not grant a license to a private correctional facility unless there has been a public hearing in the adjacent county and unless the concerns of the adjacent county have been considered.