Statutes | 41-5-2502, MCA | 2018
The criminally convicted youth act must be interpreted and construed to effectuate the following express legislative purposes:
(1) to protect the public
(2) to hold youth who commit offenses that may be filed directly in district court pursuant to 41-5-206 accountable for their actions
(3) to provide for the custody, assessment, care, supervision, treatment, education, rehabilitation, and work and skill development of youth convicted in district court and
(4) to comply with the legislative purposes set forth in 41-5-102.