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Mont. Code Ann. § 46-23-501 (2026)

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TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 23. PROBATION, PAROLE, AND CLEMENCY

Part 5. Registration of Sexual and Violent Offenders

Short Title

46-23-501. Short title. Section 46-18-255 and this part may be cited as the "Sexual or Violent Offender Registration Act".

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 293, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 407, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 375, L. 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 26 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1990–2025 · leading case: State v. Mount, 2003 MT 275 (Mont. 2003).
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State v. Mount, 2003 MT 275 (Mont. 2003). · cites it 8× “However, both sex and violent offenders may petition *835 a court for relief of the registration requirement after ten years of registration compliance.”
Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U.S. 407 (2008). · cites it 2× “1996); Mont.Code Ann. §§ 46-23-501 to XX-XX-XXX (1994); Neb.”
State v. Hastings, 2007 MT 294 (Mont. 2007). · cites it 6× “Sections 46-23-502(7), -504, and -505, MCA. In imposing a sentence on an offender convicted of a sexual or violent offense, the sentencing judge may not waive the registration requirements of SVORA.”
United States v. Waybright, 561 F. Supp. 2d 1154 (D. Mont. 2008). · cites it 2× “See Mont.Code Ann. § 46-23-501, et seq. Waybright’s claim therefore fails.”
State v. Brooks, 2012 MT 263 (Mont. 2012). · cites it 5× “” Section 46-23-501, MCA. As a result of Brooks’ conviction of felony arson, he has a diminished privacy interest in the personal information required at his registration.”
United States v. Kebodeaux, 570 U.S. 387 (2013). “45 (2004); Mont.Code Ann. §§ 46-23-501 to 46-23-507 (2007); Neb.”
State v. Wardell, 2005 MT 252 (Mont. 2005). · cites it 2× “In Mount , the issue was whether the Sexual Offender Registration Act, §§ 46-23-501 to 520, MCA, was punitive and constituted ex post facto legislation.”
State v. Bryant, 614 S.E.2d 479 (N.C. 2005). “2005); Mont. Code Ann. § 46-23-501 (2003); Neb. Rev.”
United States v. Juv. Male, 2011 MT 104 (Mont. 2011). · cites it 2× “Section 46-23-506(1), (3), MCA (2009); [1] see generally §§ 46-23-501 through -520, MCA. "Sexual offender" is generally defined as "a person who has been convicted of or, in youth court, found to have committed or been adjudicated for a sexual.”
State v. Burr, 598 N.W.2d 147 (N.D. 1999). “425; Mont.Code Ann. §§ 46-23-501 to 46-23-511; Neb.”
State v. Malloy, 2004 MT 377 (Mont. 2004). “3d 829, ¶ 99 , this Court concluded the Sexual or Violent Offender Registration Act, § 46-23-501 to 520, MCA, under which Malloy was sentenced, “was adopted to protect the public from the recidivism of sex offenders; to prevent victimization of vulnerable children; and to assist…”
State v. Nelson, 1998 MT 227 (Mont. 1998). “IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the said GLENN NELSON be, and he is hereby notified that it is his duty to register as a Sex Offender as required by § 46-18-254 and § 46-23-501 through 46-23-508, Montana Codes Annotated.”
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