States allege harm from violation of U.S. Constitution’s Commerce Clause Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that the states of Montana and Wyoming are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to accept their challenge of Washington state’s unconstitutional and discriminatory denial of a permit for a proposed...
The Montana Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) announced today that seven of its driver license offices will be open on Martin Luther King Day in order to provide additional options for customers to renew or replace Montana driver licenses. MVD offices in Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls,...
Attorney General Tim Fox is warning Montanans about a scam where call centers are posing as local tow truck companies. The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) recently learned of these suspected scam activities in Billings and Missoula. The scam works like this: Consumers using search engine terms...
DOJ’s Division of Criminal Investigation Provided Audit that Lead to Successful Prosecution Attorney General Tim Fox announced that a Miles City woman who recently pleaded guilty to exploitation of an older person received a suspended sentence and was ordered to pay more than $94,000 in restitution...
Attorney General Tim Fox announced that a Seeley Lake chiropractor who recently pleaded guilty to defrauding Montana’s Medicaid program will pay $100,000 in restitution. On September 25, 2019, the Montana Attorney General’s Office charged Dr. Andrew Lance Bohlman, 48, in Missoula County District Court with one...
Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following statement regarding the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling striking down the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate: “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit did what I asked it to do: hold Obamacare’s individual mandate unconstitutional while...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox was elected president of the National Association of Attorneys General during its Capital Forum, Dec. 9-11. Attorney General Fox has selected “Transformational Leadership and Civility” as his presidential initiative. “I am humbled beyond words that my fellow state, territorial, and District...
Attorney General Tim Fox was joined in a bipartisan coalition today of all 56 attorneys general in calling for Congress to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs, which are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for...
Attorney General Tim Fox is urging Congress to ratify the water compact between the state of Montana and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation. "President Trump's administration is backing the CSKT water compact and there is bipartisan support from Montana's congressional delegation,...
At a ceremony this morning in Helena, the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) graduated 58 new officers who will serve various agencies across the state. The Academy is operated by the Montana Department of Justice; it provides basic and advanced training for state, county, city...