LC 1651 Legislature · 2025 Regular Session

Generally revise laws related to child safety

This bill revises Montana's child safety laws to clarify when children can be removed from their homes and outlines procedures for notifying parents and protecting children in domestic violence situations. It allows child protection specialists, peace officers, or county attorneys to immediately remove a child if there is imminent danger of harm, while requiring investigations and court orders when danger is not immediate. The legislation also mandates that parents receive detailed notifications about removals, including reasons, hearing information, and their rights to legal representation and kinship placement options. Additionally, it requires law enforcement to provide body camera footage to judges and families when used to justify emergency removals, and it prohibits placing removed children in jails.
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Nov 2024
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Introduced Nov 19, 2024 Last action Dec 10, 2024
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