Attorney General Tim Fox announced today a $120 million settlement with General Motors Company (“GM”) over allegations GM concealed safety issues related to ignition-switch-related defects in GM vehicles. The settlement, reached between the attorneys general of 49 states and the District of Columbia and General Motors...
The Montana Department of Justice’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) received an extension from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Wednesday, for the implementation of the federal identification law, REAL ID. The extension expires October 10, 2018. During this time, Montana drivers’ licenses are accepted by...
MVD Express, an authorized agent for the Montana Department of Justice’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD), will begin processing dealer-only title transactions starting Oct. 17, 2017. Currently, the Vehicle Services Bureau (VSB) processes all titling transactions from the public as well as all Montana automobile dealership...
The Montana Department of Justice’s Gambling Control Division reminds Montana nonprofit organizations that changes made by the 2017 Legislature to ease several restrictions on gambling-related nonprofit fundraising went into effect October 1, 2017. The Gambling Control Division is now accepting registration forms from nonprofits wishing...
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that Montana has been awarded a supplemental federal grant to continue its work on testing and tracking unsubmitted sex-assault evidence kits across the state. At the request of Attorney General Fox’s Sexual Assault Evidence Task Force, the Montana Board of Crime Control...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox released a landmark report Tuesday that provides a comprehensive outline of what the State of Montana currently does to address substance abuse through State programs. The report, part of his office’s Aid Montana: Addressing the Impact of Drugs initiative, will...
Through a settlement agreement filed Friday with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, the town of Colstrip would receive a minimum of $10 million dollars to mitigate economic impact from the closure of two electricity generating units owned by the Washington utility, Puget Sound Energy. The settlement is part...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox today joined with other attorneys general in sending a letter to credit reporting firm Equifax requesting that it disable links for enrollment in fee-based credit monitoring service in the wake of the massive data breach impacting 143 million people. The attorneys...
The Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection is alerting Montanans about a recent data breach reported by credit reporting company Equifax. On Thursday, the company announced that the personal information of 143 million Americans may have been accessed by hackers. Customer details that...
The Montana Highway Patrol commissioned nine new troopers today at the 62nd Advanced Academy Graduation ceremony. Supreme Court Justice Beth Baker addressed the graduates at the event, which took place at the Radisson Colonial Hotel in Helena. In her remarks, Justice Baker reminded the new troopers...