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Committee hears bill to allow state jurisdiction over juvenile cases on some military lands
Summary
Representative Ed Buttry told the committee House Bill 496 would let the state accept retrocession of federal jurisdiction for military installations so state juvenile courts could handle certain cases occurring on those lands.
Representative Ed Buttry opened the hearing on House Bill 496, which would add military installations to Montana law that permits the state to accept retrocession of federal jurisdiction for particular parcels.
“Retrocession of jurisdiction occurs when the United States returns all or part of the jurisdiction previously ceded to it by a state, such as Montana,” Representative Ed Buttry said, explaining that exclusive federal jurisdiction can complicate handling juvenile offenses that occur on federal military lands.
Renee Dorval, deputy director for the Department of Military…
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