Montana Department of Justice Motor Vehicle Division Press Releases

• Published on August 28, 2023 - 17:46 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen leads 16-state coalition sounding alarm on SHEIN business practices">Attorney General Knudsen leads 16-...

  August 28, 2023 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 16-state coalition of attorneys general in sounding the alarm on the China-founded, fast-fashion retailer SHEIN’s business practices – which includes reports of forced labor – and their …

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• Published on August 25, 2023 - 21:41 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen leads coalition against government-induced social media censorship">Attorney General Knudsen leads ...

  August 25, 2023 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of nine attorneys general in asking the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to take up the social-media censorship case of O’Handley v. Weber and protect Americans’ …

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• Published on August 25, 2023 - 17:56 GMT

  Attorney General’s Office secures life sentence in West Yellowstone homicide case">Attorney General’s Office secures life sentence ...

  HELENA – A West Yellowstone woman who pleaded guilty in May in Gallatin County District Court to multiple charges following the death of her grandson, including deliberate homicide, was handed a life sentence in accordance with the plea agreement made with …

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• Published on August 25, 2023 - 17:56 GMT

  Attorney General’s Office secures guilty plea from man who shot at Belgrade police officers">Attorney General’s Office secures ...

  August 25, 2023 HELENA – A Butte man pleaded guilty in Gallatin County District Court to multiple charges after he shot at law enforcement who arrived at the scene where he was breaking windows and setting his apartment on fire, Attorney General Austin …

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• Published on August 21, 2023 - 17:10 GMT

  AG Knudsen Announces Record Amount of Fentanyl Seized On Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day">AG Knudsen Announces Record Amount ...

  August 21, 2023 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today anti-drug task forces in Montana have already seized more fentanyl in the first half of the year than they did in 2022, which blasted previous records. He also marked Fentanyl …

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• Published on August 21, 2023 - 15:21 GMT

  State of Montana responds in TikTok lawsuit">State of Montana responds in TikTok lawsuit HELENA – The State of Montana, through ...

  August 21, 2023 HELENA – The State of Montana, through its Attorney General Austin Knudsen, called on a federal judge today to keep Montana’s law banning TikTok in the state in effect while the case proceeds in federal court, citing well-documented …

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• Published on August 16, 2023 - 21:28 GMT

  Roundup man receives 40-year sentence for sexual abuse of two young girls">Roundup man receives 40-year sentence for sexual abuse ...

  August 16, 2023 HELENA – A Roundup man who previously pleaded guilty in Musselshell County District Court to two counts of felony sexual assault for abuse that occurred of two victims when they were under the age of 16 years of age was sentenced to prison …

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• Published on August 14, 2023 - 21:54 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen Joins Coalition Urging Congress to Enact the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act">Attorney ...

  HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and a coalition of 23 other state attorneys general called on Congress to protect funding for school archery, hunting, and firearm safety courses by enacting the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act …

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• Published on August 11, 2023 - 17:22 GMT

  DOJ and Lake County prosecutors looking for victims of 2021 fire">DOJ and Lake County prosecutors looking for victims of 2021 fire ...

  August 11, 2023 HELENA – The office of Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Lake County Attorney’s Office are looking to identify victims of the Boulder 2700 fire that destroyed homes, damaged property, and forced evacuations near Finley Point …

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• Published on August 10, 2023 - 16:44 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen Opposes EPA’s Proposed New Anti-Power Plant Rule in Comment Letter">Attorney General Knudsen Opposes EPA’...

  August 10, 2023 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing formal comments in opposition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed new rule on existing coal-, natural gas- and …

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• Published on August 3, 2023 - 19:23 GMT

  Hamilton MVD Office Expanding Services to Include CDL Testing">Hamilton MVD Office Expanding Services to Include CDL Testing ...

  HAMILTON – To expand driver services offered in Ravalli County, the Motor Vehicle Division’s (MVD) Hamilton office will begin Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) skills testing on September 7 at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds, located at 100 Old Corvallis …

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• Published on August 2, 2023 - 15:34 GMT

  Attorney General’s Office secures guilty plea from former deputy sheriff in child sexual abuse case">Attorney General’s Office ...

  August 2, 2023 HELENA – A Wibaux man pleaded guilty in Wibaux County District Court to two counts of incest with two children under the age of 16 and one count of sexual assault without consent with one child under the age of 16, Attorney General Austin …

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• Published on July 24, 2023 - 23:41 GMT

  Eighteen individuals arrested in Bozeman during DCI human trafficking operation">Eighteen individuals arrested in Bozeman during ...

  HELENA – Eighteen individuals were arrested in Bozeman over the weekend during a human trafficking operation conducted by the Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and Bozeman Police Department, Attorney General Austin …

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• Published on July 21, 2023 - 19:14 GMT

  Attorney General’s Office secures conviction in retrial of Red Lodge man who fractured baby’s skull">Attorney General’s Office ...

  HELENA – A Red Lodge man was found guilty by a jury for a 2019 assault that gave a baby multiple severe skull fractures, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. The child, who is now 5 years old, is partially blind and faces ongoing and …

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• Published on July 14, 2023 - 16:29 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen launches television PSA to combat human trafficking in Montana">Attorney General Knudsen launches ...

  July 14, 2023 HELENA – Continuing his commitment to end human trafficking in Montana, Attorney General Austin Knudsen today launched a new statewide public service announcement to educate Montanans on the issue and how to report it when they suspect they …

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• Published on July 12, 2023 - 00:04 GMT

  AG Knudsen Leads 20-state effort in support of Second Amendment">AG Knudsen Leads 20-state effort in support of Second Amendment ...

  July 11, 2023 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to reverse the district court’s decision and enjoin an unconstitutional set of laws …

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• Published on July 7, 2023 - 17:53 GMT

  AG Knudsen demands answers from BlackRock-linked mutual fund directors">AG Knudsen demands answers from BlackRock-linked mutual ...

  July 7, 2023 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 14 other state attorneys general demanded answers from Blackrock-linked mutual fund directors as to potential conflicts of interest between the mutual funds they are managing and questioned …

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• Published on July 6, 2023 - 22:24 GMT

  AG Knudsen files formal comments against BLM’s conservation rule proposal">AG Knudsen files formal comments against BLM’s ...

  HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined other attorneys general in filing formal comments against the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed unlawful conservation rule that could halt natural resource development by adding “conservation” to …

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• Published on June 30, 2023 - 22:06 GMT

  

  58 New Officers Graduate from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy">58 New Officers Graduate from the Montana Law Enforcement ...

  June 30, 2023 HELENA – Fifty-eight new officers who will serve in 37 agencies across the state graduated today from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) within the Montana Department of Justice. MLEA provides basic and advanced training for state, …

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• Published on June 28, 2023 - 22:27 GMT

  Montana’s Motor Vehicle Division offers Mobile Driver Services in Red Lodge">Montana’s Motor Vehicle Division offers Mobile Driver ...

  June 28, 2023 RED LODGE — In response to increased demand and to further support customers in Carbon County, Montana’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) will offer a weeklong mobile licensing event beginning July 10 in Red Lodge in the Veterans Memorial Civic …

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