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Mont. Code Ann. § 41-5-334 (2026)

Custody -- Hearing For Probable Cause -- Determinations -- Detention -- Release

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  2. TITLE 41
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  5. 41-5-334 Custody -- hearing for probable cause -- determinations -- detention -- release

TITLE 41. MINORS

CHAPTER 5. YOUTH COURT ACT

Part 3. Custody and Detention

Custody -- Hearing For Probable Cause -- Determinations -- Detention -- Release

41-5-334. Custody -- hearing for probable cause -- determinations -- detention -- release. (1) If, at a probable cause hearing held pursuant to 41-5-332, it is determined that there is probable cause to believe that the youth is a delinquent youth or a youth in need of intervention, the court having jurisdiction in the case shall determine whether the youth should be retained in custody. If the court determines that continued custody of the youth is necessary and if the youth meets the criteria in 41-5-341 through 41-5-343, the youth may be placed in a detention facility, a youth assessment center, or a shelter care facility as provided in 41-5-345 through 41-5-348 but may not be placed in a jail or other facility used for the confinement of adults accused or convicted of criminal offenses.

(2) If probable cause is not found or if a probable cause hearing is not held within the time specified in 41-5-332, the youth must be immediately released from custody.

History: En. Secs. 14, 49(3)(f), Ch. 286, L. 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2013–2013 · leading case: Matter of K.E.G. Youth, 2013 MT 82, 298 P.3d 1151.
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Matter of K.E.G. Youth, 2013 MT 82, 298 P.3d 1151. · cites it 2× “e youth to be sentenced under Title 41); § 41-5-208(2), (3), MCA (listing prerequisites for the transfer of certain youth cases to district court); §§ 41-5-216, -1524(2), MCA (requiring youth court records to be “physically sealed” on the youth’s 18th birthday, with certain…”
Mont. Code Ann. § 41-5-334(1): 1 case
Matter of K.E.G. Youth, 2013 MT 82, 298 P.3d 1151. “e youth to be sentenced under Title 41); § 41-5-208(2), (3), MCA (listing prerequisites for the transfer of certain youth cases to district court); §§ 41-5-216, -1524(2), MCA (requiring youth court records to be “physically sealed” on the youth’s 18th birthday, with certain…”
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