September 10, 2025

Agenda — Minutes — Audio / Video

 Meeting Overview

• Updated Draft Law and Justice Interim Committee Work Plan
• Law and Justice Interim Committee Work Plan Matrix
  
  

Agency Oversight

• POST Statistics and Graphs Report
  
  

HJ32 – Advanced Investigator Qualifications

• MT Division of Criminal Investigation – HJ 32 Presentation slides
  
  

Member Topic: Reference checks for PSOs

• Other States’ Response: Reference Checks on Law Enforcement Officers
• Montana Law (44-4-404 MCA) – Agency responsibility applying standards
• Montana Law (7-32-303 MCA) – Officer standards
• Montana Rules (23.13.801 ARM) – Minimum standards for appointment and employment of officers
• Ensuring Integrity in Law Enforcement Hiring and Employment, IADLEST NDI 2024
  • NDI Brochure
    
    

Criminal Justice Data Warehouse: Implementation Update 

• CDO Update Slides
  
  

HJ23 – Montana Youth Court Act

• Youth Court Overview PowerPoint
  • Youth Court Overview and Declaration of Purpose
  • Montana Judicial Districts Map
  • Montana Juvenile Justice Flowchart
  • Youth Court Policy 1300 – Youth Assessments
  • Youth Court Policy 1310 – Youth Intervention
  • Youth Court Policy 1320 – Levels of Supervision
  • Youth Court At A Glance 2024 Report
• Staff Summary: Legislative History of Montana’s Youth Court Act
  • Full Legislative History: Montana Youth Court Act
    
    

Montana’s DUI Laws

• Table: Outcome of Montana’s DUI-related 2025 Legislation
• Staff Summary: Timeline of Major Changes to Montana’s DUI Law
  
  

HJ56 – Search and Rescue Services and Funding

• Montana Law (7-32-235 MCA) – Search and rescue units
• Montana Law (10-3-801 MCA) – Account for funding search and rescue operations
  
  

Committee Resource

• Criminal Justice Library
  
  

Member Topic: Buffer Zone Law

• Staff Summary: Buffer Zone Law in Other States
• Table: Buffer Zone Legislation in Other States
  
  

Administrative Rule Review

• August 2025 Rule Review Memo
  
  

State Agency Required Reports / Information Requests

• DOJ Facial Recognition for Government Use Act Report
  • DLI 3rd Party Vendor Report – State Agency Facial Recognition Services
• DOJ 2025 Child Sexual Abuse or Sexual Exploitation Report
• DOJ Sexual Assault Response Network Program and Committee Annual Report
• DOJ AG Report on Fentanyl Mandatory Minimum Sentences Imposed
• DOC Response to LJIC Questions
  
  

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