Attorney General Tim Fox today joined with 16 other states in opposing New York City’s restrictions handguns kept for self-defense. New York City requires a costly and restrictive “premises permit” to own a personal handgun for self-defense. The permit prohibits taking the weapon outside the home...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow his office to prosecute a suspect linked by DNA evidence to the 1987 rape of an eight-year-old child in Billings. In July, the Montana Supreme Court ruled that, despite newly discovered DNA evidence,...
Two recent data breaches, one at a Bozeman-based company and another at Facebook, highlight the importance of knowing how to minimize the risk of cyber threats and how to respond if your personal data may have been compromised. On Friday, Facebook notified the Montana Department of...
In observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) is host to the Montana Silent Witness exhibit October 1 – 5. The public is invited to MLEA, located at 2260 Sierra Road East in Helena, to see the exhibit. The Silent Witness...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox presented the 2018 Matt Dale Outstanding Advocate of the Year Award at a ceremony this morning in Butte. The recipient, a police officer with the Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement Department, was honored at an event held in the courthouse rotunda. Colleagues...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced that he, along with 49 other states and the District of Columbia, has reached an agreement with California-based ride-sharing company Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) to address the company’s one year delay in reporting a data breach to its affected...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox presented two 2018 Matt Dale Outstanding Advocate of the Year Awards at a ceremony this morning in Billings. The recipients, members of the Billings FBI’s Victim Specialist Team, were honored at an event held by colleagues and friends. Montana’s U.S....
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox joined with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Regional Administrator Jeff Hinson and representatives of senior organizations to announce the mailing of new Medicare cards to Montana residents. Social Security numbers have been removed from the cards and replaced...
The Montana Highway Patrol commissioned six new troopers today at the 64th Advanced Academy Graduation ceremony. Attorney General Tim Fox addressed the graduates at the event, which took place at the Delta Colonial Hotel in Helena. In his remarks, Attorney General Fox reminded the new troopers...
As part of its ongoing efforts to inform the public about REAL ID, the Montana Department of Justice’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) has launched mtrealid.gov. The site provides answers to frequently asked questions and allows interested individuals to sign up for MVD’s email notification list...