7-32-2248. Inmate endangerment -- penalty. - Montana Statutes

     7-32-2248. Inmate endangerment -- penalty. (1) A detention center administrator or staff member commits the offense of inmate endangerment if the administrator or staff member knowingly:
     (a) places or keeps a juvenile with adult inmates;
     (b) uses corporal punishment against an inmate; or
     (c) uses physical force against an inmate, except as necessary for:
     (i) self-defense;
     (ii) control of inmates;
     (iii) protection of another person from imminent physical attack; or
     (iv) prevention of riot or escape.
     (2) A person who commits the offense of inmate endangerment shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500.

     History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 461, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 707, Ch. 61, L. 2007.