HELENA – Attorney General Tim Fox, along with Sen. Margie MacDonald, D-Billings, and Yellowstone Co. Attorney Scott Twito, announced Thursday the introduction of a bill that would make the crime of strangulation of a partner or family member a felony offense in Montana. SB 153, sponsored by...
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that while the number of known human trafficking cases in Montana increased between 2015 and 2016, so did the number of child and adult victims rescued during that same timeframe. The Montana Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI)...
The Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) 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 of “Bring Our Missing Children Home.” Megan Martin of DOJ’s Missing Person’s...
In observance of National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Attorney General Tim Fox invites Montanans to view the “Faces of Freedom: Voices Calling for the End of Modern Day Slavery” traveling portrait exhibit when it comes to the state on January 11. Faces of Freedom raises...
The Montana Department of Justice is seeking applications for membership to the Tow Truck Complaint Resolution Committee from a representative of the commercial motor carrier industry and a representative of the Montana Highway Patrol. The Tow Truck Complaint Resolution Committee is made up of six representatives:...
The Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) is notifying the public a statewide test of the Montana AMBER Alert System has been scheduled for National AMBER Alert Day - January 13, 2017 at approximately 10:00 am. This will be an end-to-end live system test and should...
A Special Master appointed by the Supreme Court of the United States ruled Tuesday in State of Montana v. State of Wyoming that the state of Montana is entitled to specific declaration of its water compact rights, to recovery of damages in the form of...
Many nonprofit organizations rely on end-of-year donations to round out their budgets. Attorney General Tim Fox and his Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) want to make sure Montanans who donate to their favorite charities at this time of year do so in the safest way...
With the goal of locating offenders who aren’t in compliance with Montana’s Sexual or Violent Offender Registry, Montana law enforcement agencies recently conducted intensive compliance checks in Beaverhead, Lake, Flathead, and Roosevelt Counties. There are a combined 350 registered sex offenders in the four jurisdictions. ...
At a ceremony this morning, the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) graduated 57 new officers who will serve various 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, city...