Roles & Responsibilities
Under Montana law, the Attorney General is the state’s chief legal officer, chief law enforcement officer, and director of the Montana Department of Justice. As the State’s chief legal officer, the Attorney General is responsible for representing and defending Montana’s legal positions and Montana’s laws with other sovereign governments such as the federal government and other states.
Attorney General’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office function as the lawyers for the State of Montana.
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About Austin Knudsen
Austin Knudsen grew up just outside of Culbertson, in the northeast corner of Montana, where his family has farmed and ranched for five generations. As Attorney General, Austin is returning to the focus of the Department of Justice to where it belongs: Protecting our rights and safety.
Our Priorities
Fentanyl is the biggest public safety threat facing Montana. In recent years, illicit drugs and ensuing violent crime in Montana have skyrocketed, for the most part due to the country’s wide-open southern border.
Human trafficking occurs in Montana and Attorney General Austin Knudsen is committed to stopping it. The number of cases tracked by the Montana Department of Justice increased from 7 in 2015 to 143 in 2023, an increase of 1,900 percent. In order to end the problem, everyone must first know it exists.
Attorney General Austin Knudsen is a staunch supporter of law enforcement, and as the chief law enforcement official in Montana he frequently gets out of Helena to visit with local law enforcement to serve communities across the state.
Protecting Montanans from Federal Overreach
Attorney General Austin Knudsen continues to hold the Biden administration accountable for bypassing Congress and attempting to implement overreaching rules and regulations.
Advancing Montanans’ Gun Rights
Attorney General Knudsen is a staunch defender of Americans’ Second Amendment rights. During the 2021 Legislative Session, he advocated for House Bill 102, the most significant gun legislation in decades that made Montana a constitutional carry state.
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Office of the Attorney General
Montana Department of Justice
P.O. Box 201401
Helena, MT 59620-1401
Phone: (406) 444-2026
Fax: (406) 444-3549
E-mail: [email protected]