Montana § 41-5-1703 Powers And Duties Of Juvenile Probation Officers

Montana Statutes

§ 41-5-1703 — Powers And Duties Of Juvenile Probation Officers

Montana § 41-5-1703

Title 41MINORS

Ch. 5YOUTH COURT ACT

Part 17Juvenile Probation Officers

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 41-5-1703 (2026).

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41-5-1703 . Powers and duties of juvenile probation officers.

(1)A juvenile probation officer shall:

(a)perform the duties set out in 41-5-1302 ;

(b)make predisposition studies and submit reports and recommendations to the court;

(c)supervise, assist, and counsel youth placed on probation or conditional release or under the juvenile probation officer's supervision, including enforcement of the terms of probation or conditional release or intervention;

(d)assist any public and private community and work projects engaged in by youth to pay restitution;

(e)perform any other functions designated by the court.

(2)A juvenile probation officer does not have power to make arrests or to perform any other law enforcement functions in carrying out the juvenile probation officer's duties except

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41-5-1703 . Powers and duties of juvenile probation officers. (1) A juvenile probation officer shall:
(a) perform the duties set out in 41-5-1302 ;
(b) make predisposition studies and submit reports and recommendations to the court;
(c) supervise, assist, and counsel youth placed on probation or conditional release or under the juvenile probation officer's supervision, including enforcement of the terms of probation or conditional release or intervention;
(d) assist any public and private community and work projects engaged in by youth to pay restitution;
(e) perform any other functions designated by the court.
(2) A juvenile probation officer does not have power to make arrests or to perform any other law enforcement functions in carrying out the juvenile probation officer's duties except that a juvenile probation officer may take into custody any youth who violates either the youth's probation, terms and conditions of the youth's conditional release agreement, or a lawful order of the court.
(3) The duties of a full-time or part-time juvenile probation officer may not be performed by a person serving as a law enforcement officer.

Legislative History

En. 10-1234 by Sec. 34, Ch. 329, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 530, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 10-1234(4), (5); amd. Secs. 48, 76, Ch. 550, L. 1997; Sec. 41-5-703, MCA 1995; redes. 41-5-1703 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 152, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 78, Ch. 2, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 344, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 506, L. 2023.