Montana Department of Justice Motor Vehicle Division Press Releases

• Published on April 6, 2022 - 10:38 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen leads 15-state coalition against federal attempt to weaken Title IX">Attorney General Knudsen leads 15-...

  April 5, 2022 Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is leading a coalition of 15 state attorneys general that today called on the Biden administration to halt its efforts to rewrite federal rules and redefine biological sex to include gender identity. …

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• Published on April 6, 2022 - 10:38 GMT

  

  57 New Officers Graduate from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy">57 New Officers Graduate from the Montana Law Enforcement ...

  HELENA – Fifty-seven new officers who will serve in 40 agencies across the state graduated today from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA), which is part of the Montana Department of Justice. MLEA provides basic and advanced training for state, …

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• Published on March 29, 2022 - 22:18 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen joins lawsuit to end CDC mask mandate">Attorney General Knudsen joins lawsuit to end CDC mask mandate ...

  March 29, 2022 Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today joined 20 other state attorneys general in a lawsuit to end President Biden’s continued mask mandate for airplanes and other forms of mass transportation. The mandate exceeds Centers for Disease …

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• Published on March 23, 2022 - 22:43 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen wins nationwide order to halt Biden immigration policy">Attorney General Knudsen wins nationwide order to ...

  March 23, 2022 Following a lawsuit filed by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, a federal judge has blocked parts of President Biden’s immigration policy that drastically tied the hands of immigration officers and coincided with a drastic decrease in …

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• Published on March 18, 2022 - 21:38 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen announces inaugural Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest">Attorney General Knudsen announces ...

  HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today the launch of the inaugural Montana Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest for elementary school students across Montana. The contest – a partnership between the Attorney General’s Office, …

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• Published on March 15, 2022 - 22:09 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen urges DirecTV to respect diversity of voices">Attorney General Knudsen urges DirecTV to respect diversity ...

  HELENA – Attorney General Knudsen joined other attorneys general in urging DirecTV to encourage, not restrict, viewpoint diversity in the media, and renew their contract with One America News Network (OAN). “You cited a ‘routine internal review’ as the …

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• Published on March 15, 2022 - 22:09 GMT

  

  Attorney General Knudsen appoints state fire marshal and chief medical examiner">Attorney General Knudsen appoints state fire ...

  HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today the appointment of Dirk Johnson as state fire marshal and Dr. Walter Kemp as Montana’s chief medical examiner. Both roles are vital to the Department of Justice’s mission to uphold public …

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• Published on March 15, 2022 - 22:09 GMT

  Barrus to be sentenced to prison, not state hospital">Barrus to be sentenced to prison, not state hospital Lloyd Barrus will be ...

  March 15, 2022 Lloyd Barrus will be sentenced to Montana State Prison, not the Montana State Hospital, following successful arguments from Montana Department of Justice attorneys. Barrus was found guilty in September of three counts of deliberate homicide …

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• Published on March 11, 2022 - 22:21 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen encourages Montanans to beware of tax scams">Attorney General Knudsen encourages Montanans to beware of ...

  HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen is encouraging Montanans to be on high-alert for scammers trying to take advantage of them during tax season. The Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) has received 44 calls related to tax …

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• Published on March 11, 2022 - 00:22 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen continues fight Biden’s mask and vaccine mandates">Attorney General Knudsen continues fight Biden’s mask ...

  March 10, 2022 Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is continuing to fight President Biden’s mask and vaccine mandates. He joined other state attorneys general today in calling on the Biden administration to drop its forced masking of kids in Head Start …

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• Published on March 9, 2022 - 21:42 GMT

  AG Knudsen encourages Montanans to research charity before donating to Ukraine efforts">AG Knudsen encourages Montanans to ...

  HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen is encouraging Montanans donating to relief efforts in Ukraine to take precautions to ensure they support legitimate charities. It is very likely that scammers will set up fake operations to take advantage of those …

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• Published on March 8, 2022 - 20:21 GMT

  AG Knudsen warns of common website scams during National Consumer Protection Week">AG Knudsen warns of common website scams during ...

  HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen is warning Montanans of three common website-based scams – including rental, pet, and ammunition scams – during National Consumer Protection Week which runs from March 6-12. “Always be on high alert for scammers …

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• Published on March 7, 2022 - 19:53 GMT

  AG Knudsen joins multi-state lawsuit to compel release of records involving White House’s intimidation tactics against parents">AG ...

  March 7, 2022 Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a 14-state effort to force President Joe Biden and his administration to turn over records related to the administration’s schemes to prevent parents from speaking out against leftist …

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• Published on March 2, 2022 - 20:38 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen Alerts Consumers Impacted by the Massive 2021 T-Mobile Data Breach to Take Steps to Protect Their ...

  HELENA – After nearly 37,000 Montanans had their personal information compromised by a massive T-Mobile data breach, Attorney General Austin Knudsen is urging all Montanans who may have been impacted to take appropriate steps to protect their information …

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• Published on March 2, 2022 - 20:38 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen asks SCOTUS to uphold separation of powers, reinforce basic standards of ethical judicial conduct">...

  HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a reply brief encouraging the Supreme Court of the United States today to uphold the separation of powers in Montana and help reinforce basic standards of ethical judicial conduct. It’s the latest in Montana …

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• Published on February 28, 2022 - 23:11 GMT

  Man sentenced to 15 years for human trafficking in Billings after DOJ wins conviction">Man sentenced to 15 years for human ...

  BILLINGS – A New Mexico man who was convicted of aggravated promotion of prostitution last June was sentenced to 15 years at Montana State Prison with three suspended Friday in Yellowstone County District Court before District Judge Donald L. Harris. The …

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• Published on February 28, 2022 - 20:06 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen launches investigation into TikTok">Attorney General Knudsen launches investigation into TikTok HELENA -- ...

  HELENA — Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today announced an investigation into Chinese-owned social media company TikTok for possible violations of the Montana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act. The civil investigative demand …

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• Published on February 25, 2022 - 22:39 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen announces $80 million for Montana from opioid settlement with pharmaceutical companies">Attorney General ...

  HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today that Montana will receive $80 million in the final approval of the multi-state settlement holding the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen – …

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• Published on February 23, 2022 - 21:24 GMT

  AG Knudsen joins attorneys general in calling for resignation of DHS Secretary for border security failures">AG Knudsen joins ...

  HELENA – Citing the continued failure to enforce federal law and secure the southern border, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a coalition of 14 state attorneys general in calling for President Biden’s Department of Homeland Security Secretary …

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• Published on February 18, 2022 - 21:44 GMT

  AG Knudsen opens investigation into GoFundMe over its plans to divert millions in donations">AG Knudsen opens investigation into ...

  HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen has opened an investigation into potential violations of Montana’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act in connection with GoFundMe’s redirection of funds from the Canadian Freedom Convoy earlier this …

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