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Montana bill would let domestic‑violence fund subsidize pretrial GPS monitoring
Summary
Sen. Mike Yackiewicz told the House Judiciary Committee Senate Bill 280 would allow Montana Board of Crime Control grants, funded by a portion of marriage license fees, to be used for pretrial GPS and other monitoring to reduce jail populations and support victims’ safety.
Sen. Mike Yackiewicz told the House Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 280 would allow the Montana Board of Crime Control to direct existing domestic violence intervention grant funds toward pretrial monitoring for people charged with certain offenses. “The funding comes from the domestic violence intervention budget…30 of every marriage license fee goes into this fund,” Yackiewicz said, describing a fund balance he estimated at about $400,000 and an annual outlay of roughly $120,000.
The bill would let communities apply for grants to subsidize monitoring costs — for example ankle GPS units, drug and alcohol monitoring, and related supervision — before trial so…
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