Attorney General Tim Fox has announced his support for proposed national guidelines that aim to help medical providers in their treatment of patients presenting with chronic pain, while reducing prescription drug addiction. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2016 Draft Guideline for Prescribing...
The Montana Department of Justice and the Office of Public Instruction are working together to give Montana students the opportunity to participate in state and national poster contests which focus on the theme: “Bring Our Missing Children Home.” “It’s only fitting that we’re calling attention to...
The Montana Department of Justice seeks applications for membership to the Tow Truck Complaint Resolution Committee from: • A representative of the tow truck industry from western Montana; • A representative of the insurance industry; and • A representative from the public at large. The Tow...
The Montana Department of Justice announced today that its Motor Vehicle Division is busy rolling out Montana’s newly designed driver license and identification cards. The cards have undergone a complete re-vamping on the look, feel, and design of the card, and also include new security...
Today, Attorney General Tim Fox asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider the final carbon emission rule adopted in August. The final rule differs dramatically from the rule proposed in June, 2014, and an array of business and community leaders, unions, and public...
Work has begun to determine number of unsubmitted kits in Montana Attorney General Tim Fox has appointed the final two members of the Sexual Assault Evidence Task Force, which he formed last month to examine the issue of unsubmitted sexual-assault evidence kits in Montana. Alanna Sherstad will...
A Helena jury found Matthew Ryan Ailer guilty Friday of felony workers’ compensation fraud. The Montana Attorney General’s Office charged Ailer in 2014, alleging that on October 16, 2011, he had staged a work place accident with his two co-workers by placing a 200-pound floor buffer...
At a ceremony this morning, the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) graduated 53 new officers who will serve 30 different agencies across the state. The Montana Law Enforcement Academy is operated by the Montana Department of Justice, providing basic and advanced training for state, county,...
With the goal of locating offenders who aren’t in compliance with Montana’s Sexual or Violent Offender Registry, Montana law enforcement agencies conducted intensive compliance checks in Roosevelt County November 17 - 18. During the operation, a total of 71 sex offender address verifications were...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox has filed an amicus brief against a group attempting to stop the East Reservoir forest management project in northwest Montana. The project will improve the health of that forest and help protect an important watershed from wildfire damage. In May,...