Mont. Code Ann. § 41-5-321

Taking into custody

(1) A youth may be taken into custody under the following circumstances:

(a) by a law enforcement officer pursuant to a lawful order or process of any court;

(b) by a law enforcement officer pursuant to a lawful arrest for violation of the law;

(c) by a juvenile home arrest officer or an officer listed in subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) if a youth placed under a home arrest program has violated a condition of the placement and the home arrest officer or law enforcement officer has direct knowledge of the violation or a juvenile probation officer has provided the juvenile home arrest officer notice of a violation.

(2) The taking of a youth into custody is not an arrest except for the purpose of determining the validity of the taking under the constitution of Montana or the United States.

History:
En. 10-1211 by Sec. 11, Ch. 329, L. 1974
R.C.M. 1947, 10-1211
MCA 1981, 41-5-302
Redes. 41-3-1111 by Sec. 31(4), Ch. 465, L. 1983
Sec. 41-3-1111, MCA 1989
Redes. 41-5-314 by Sec. 15, Ch. 547, L. 1991
Sec. 41-5-314, MCA 1995
Redes. 41-5-321 by Sec. 47, Ch. 286, L. 1997
Amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 326, L. 1999 (SB 481 - Thomas, Fred (R) SD 31)
Amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 114, L. 2001 (SB 29 - McNutt, Walter (R) SD 50)