Governor Steve Bullock, Attorney General Tim Fox, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of the Interior today announced a proposed settlement with ExxonMobil Pipeline Company to resolve claims stemming from the Yellowstone River July 1, 2011 oil spill. ExxonMobil Pipeline Company has...
The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) announces it is currently accepting applications for ten new Troopers to begin training in April 2017. MHP is the traffic law enforcement division of the Montana Department of Justice and is responsible for the enforcement of motor vehicle and highway...
The Montana Highway Patrol commissioned nine new troopers today at the 60th Advanced Academy Graduation ceremony. Attorney General Tim Fox addressed the graduates at the event, which took place at the Radisson Colonial Hotel in Helena. In his remarks, Attorney General Fox emphasized the importance of...
Today, Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced that the Missoula County Attorney’s Office has fully complied with the provisions of the 2014 agreement aimed at improving the office’s handling of sexual assault cases. The agreement was signed after Attorney General Fox intervened in and settled...
The Motor Vehicle Services Division (MVD) at the Montana Department of Justice announced today customers at its exam stations will now be able to use credit and debit cards to pay for their in-person transactions. The roll-out of the new payment option began a few weeks...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that his office and 47 other states and the District of Columbia entered into a $125 million settlement with Cephalon and affiliated companies (“Cephalon”). The settlement ends a multistate investigation into anticompetitive conduct by Cephalon to protect the...
The Montana Department of Justice and the Montana Department of Corrections have collaborated to change license plates with an eye toward easier readability. Soon, new license plates using a bolder, more legible font will be distributed through County Treasurer’s Offices across the state. Motorists will...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox joined a coalition of 15 state attorneys general in urging Congress to rein in federal agencies that create and enforce regulations. The letter, sent on July 11 to House and Senate leadership, explains federal agencies are acting outside of their congressionally...
Attorney General Tim Fox presented three 2016 Outstanding Crime Victim Advocate of the Year awards at a ceremony this morning at the Lewis & Clark Library Community Room in Helena. This year’s winners are: Joan Eliel, Investigator/Program Specialist with the Montana Department of Justice in...
Attorney General Tim Fox and his Office of Consumer Protection at the Montana Department of Justice want to alert Montanans to an urgent safety issue reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Honda concerning an air bag defect in some vehicles. ...
