Montana § 42-7-202 Discriminatory Acts Prohibited In Adoption Or Foster Care Services

Montana Statutes

§ 42-7-202 — Discriminatory Acts Prohibited In Adoption Or Foster Care Services

Montana § 42-7-202

Title 42ADOPTION

Ch. 7FEES AND PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ADOPTION

Part 2Prohibited Acts -- Discrimination

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Mont. Code Ann. § 42-7-202 (2026).

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42-7-202 . Discriminatory acts prohibited in adoption or foster care services.

(1)The state government may not take a discriminatory action against a person that advertises, provides, or facilitates adoption or foster care services wholly or partially on the basis that the person:

(a)has provided or declines to provide an adoption or foster care service or related service based on or in a manner consistent with the person's sincerely held religious belief; or

(b)maintains policies and procedures in accordance with the person's sincerely held religious belief.

(2)(a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), the state government may not take a discriminatory action against a person whom the state grants custody of a foster or adoptive child or who seeks from the state the custody of a fo

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42-7-202 . Discriminatory acts prohibited in adoption or foster care services. (1) The state government may not take a discriminatory action against a person that advertises, provides, or facilitates adoption or foster care services wholly or partially on the basis that the person:
(a) has provided or declines to provide an adoption or foster care service or related service based on or in a manner consistent with the person's sincerely held religious belief; or
(b) maintains policies and procedures in accordance with the person's sincerely held religious belief.
(2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), the state government may not take a discriminatory action against a person whom the state grants custody of a foster or adoptive child or who seeks from the state the custody of a foster or adoptive child wholly or partially on the basis that the person guides, instructs, or raises a child or intends to guide, instruct, or raise a child based on or in a manner consistent with the person's sincerely held religious belief.
(b) The state government may consider whether a person shares the same religion or faith tradition as a foster or adoptive child when considering placement of the child in order to prioritize placement with a person of the same religion or faith tradition.