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Mont. Code Ann. § 44-15-107

Disclosure to criminal defendants

Known as the Facial Recognition for Government Use Act

The act spans §§ 44–44 (12 sections).

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(1) A law enforcement agency or the department shall disclose the use of facial recognition technology on a criminal defendant to that defendant in a timely manner prior to trial.

(2) Discovery of an application, affidavit, or court order relating to the use of facial recognition and any documents related to the use or request for use of facial recognition technology, if any, are subject to the provisions in Title 46, chapter 15.

(3) Data derived from the use of facial recognition technology in violation of this part:

(a) must be considered unlawfully obtained and, except as otherwise provided by law, must be deleted on discovery; and

(b) is inadmissible in evidence in a proceeding in or before a public official, department, regulatory body, court, or authority.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.