Montana Department of Justice Motor Vehicle Division Press Releases

• Published on October 7, 2023 - 18:40 GMT

  DCI investigating officer-involved shooting in Cut Bank">DCI investigating officer-involved shooting in Cut Bank CUT BANK – The ...

  CUT BANK – The Montana Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Cut Bank that occurred yesterday when Cut Bank Police Department officers were called to the 200 block of 5th Avenue SW for a report of a …

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• Published on October 5, 2023 - 17:39 GMT

  AG Knudsen reaches settlement with company for data breach impacting more than two dozen Montana organizations">AG Knudsen reaches ...

  October 5, 2023 HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today that Montana, along with 49 other states, has reached a settlement with software company Blackbaud for its deficient data security practices and response to a 2020 data breach which …

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• Published on October 5, 2023 - 16:02 GMT

  Miles City Child Sexual Abuse Predator Sentenced to 50 Years">Miles City Child Sexual Abuse Predator Sentenced to 50 Years HELENA –...

  October 5, 2023 HELENA – A Miles City man was sentenced to 50 years in the Montana State Prison with a 15 year parole restriction on Monday following his guilty plea to sexual intercourse without consent with a minor, Attorney General Knudsen announced …

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• Published on October 3, 2023 - 22:10 GMT

  Montana Department of Justice receives $2.1 million grant to continue efforts to address sexual assault">Montana Department of ...

  October 3, 2023 HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice was recently awarded a $2.1 million federal grant that will enable the agency to perform additional testing of sexual assault kits and conduct related cold case investigations, Attorney General …

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• Published on October 2, 2023 - 23:44 GMT

  AG Knudsen joins coalition in defense of Texas effort to stop illegal immigration">AG Knudsen joins coalition in defense of Texas ...

  October 2, 2023 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a coalition of 15 state attorneys general in urging the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reverse a district court’s ruling ordering Texas to remove a buoy barrier along the …

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• Published on September 29, 2023 - 22:02 GMT

  AG Knudsen joins coalition opposing Biden administration radical environmental scheme">AG Knudsen joins coalition opposing Biden ...

  September 29, 2023 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a coalition of 24 states in opposition to a new permitting rule proposed by the Biden administration illegally mandating social, environmental, and race-based regulations for …

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• Published on September 29, 2023 - 20:20 GMT

  AG Knudsen joins coalition to protect children from exploitation on online pornography platform">AG Knudsen joins coalition to ...

  September 29, 2023 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 25 other state attorneys general are calling on Alyo – the parent company of the website PornHub – to follow child protection laws and explain what the company is doing following a …

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• Published on September 28, 2023 - 22:43 GMT

  

  ICYMI: Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined Krach Institute to discuss Montana’s TikTok Ban and Chinese Spy Balloon">ICYMI: ...

  HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined Len Khodorkovsky, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and current senior advisor at the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy, to discuss Montana’s TikTok ban and the threats and dangers within the …

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• Published on September 27, 2023 - 20:17 GMT

  Eighteen states and two organizations urge federal judge to deny request to halt Montana’s TikTok ban">Eighteen states and two ...

  September 27, 2023 HELENA – A group of 18 state attorneys general and two separate organizations recently filed amicus briefs in support of Montana’s law banning TikTok from operating in the state. The law was written and championed by Montana Attorney …

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• Published on September 26, 2023 - 16:06 GMT

  Attorney General’s Office charges Polson police officer with sexual abuse of children">Attorney General’s Office charges Polson ...

  HELENA – A recently arrested Polson Police officer was officially charged by the Attorney General’s Office for sexual abuse of children on Friday, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Matthew Timm, 42, is alleged to have knowingly photographed …

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• Published on September 26, 2023 - 16:06 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen calls on Supreme Court to overrule restrictions on homeless camp bans">Attorney General Knudsen calls on ...

  September 26, 2023 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, in a petition filed yesterday, led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in asking the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to reverse a lower court’s decision that prohibits states …

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• Published on September 25, 2023 - 17:40 GMT

  AG Knudsen calls out USFWS for covert deal with ‘conservation oligarchs’ in Montana">AG Knudsen calls out USFWS for covert deal ...

  September 25, 2023 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen demanded the Biden administration’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) provide full transparency and obey the law following the administration’s recent proposal to declare nearly six …

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• Published on September 25, 2023 - 16:52 GMT

  DCI provides details on officer involved shooting in Billings">DCI provides details on officer involved shooting in Billings ...

  September 25, 2023 BILLINGS – Montana Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation released the following information regarding an officer involved shooting that occurred Thursday afternoon in Billings: Three DCI narcotics agents were …

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• Published on September 19, 2023 - 22:28 GMT

  Kalispell man receives three-year sentence for Medicaid fraud scheme">Kalispell man receives three-year sentence for Medicaid ...

  HELENA – A Kalispell man received three-year sentence and ordered to pay restitution on Monday following his guilty plea for committing Medicaid fraud, Attorney General Knudsen announced today. The Montana Department of Justice’s Medicaid Fraud Control …

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• Published on September 12, 2023 - 21:01 GMT

  

  DOJ drug intelligence officer wins national award for work to combat drug crisis">DOJ drug intelligence officer wins national ...

  HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation’s drug intelligence officer received a national award for his efforts to work with public health and public safety agencies across the state to save lives and improve overdose …

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• Published on September 5, 2023 - 22:59 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen to honor 9/11 first responders, victims in Helena">Attorney General Knudsen to honor 9/11 first ...

  September 5, 2023 HELENA –Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Montana Department of Justice will host a ceremony commemorating the 22nd anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The fallen heroes who gave their lives to uphold public …

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• Published on August 31, 2023 - 22:00 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen condemns racial discrimination at law firms">Attorney General Knudsen condemns racial discrimination at ...

  August 31, 2023 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of attorneys general in calling on the firms to stop their unlawful discriminatory employment practices or they will be held accountable by the attorneys general. Well- …

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• Published on August 30, 2023 - 18:24 GMT

  AG Knudsen to federal appeals board: Overturn BLM’s illegal bison grazing decision">AG Knudsen to federal appeals board: Overturn ...

  August 30, 2023 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen called on a federal appeals board to overturn a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) final decision that rubber stamped a controversial and locally opposed change of use permit to allow bison …

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• Published on August 28, 2023 - 22:55 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen leads 19-state effort against unconstitutional firearm carry restrictions">Attorney General Knudsen leads ...

  August 28, 2023 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, in an amicus brief filed today, led a coalition of 18 other state attorneys general in an effort to halt Maryland county’s unconstitutional gun bans in places of public assembly and in the …

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• Published on August 28, 2023 - 22:55 GMT

  Ludlow Man Convicted of Fallon Deliberate Homicide">Ludlow Man Convicted of Fallon Deliberate Homicide HELENA – A Ludlow man was ...

  HELENA – A Ludlow man was found guilty of deliberate homicide for assisting in the murder of Isaac Carrier following a four-day jury trial which ended Wednesday in Prairie County District Court, Attorney General Knudsen announced today. On January 23, 2023 …

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