Montana
Montana
Final grade: D
Exclusion Grade
C-
Relevance Grade
D+
Due Process Grade
F
Strengths
- Boards must consider evidence of rehabilitation.
Areas of Improvement
- Require boards to use a directly related standard for all crimes.
- Strengthen safeguards for due process by requiring a petition process and placing the burden of proof on the state.
With few protections for ex-offenders, Montana earned a D as its final grade.
Exclusion
| Overarching ban on blanket bans | Yes |
| Ban on considering arrest records | No |
| Ban on considering post-conviction relief records | No |
| Time limit | No limit |
| Ban on vague, discretionary character standards | No |
Relevance
| Relationship between the crime and the license sought | "Relates to" |
| Required factors for consideration | |
| Rehabilitation | Yes |
| Time elapsed since crime was committed | No |
| Age when crime was committed | No |
| Employment History | No |
| Testimonials | No |
Due Process
| Petition Process | No |
| Burden of Proof | Both unspecified |
| Right to appeal | No |
| Written notice requirement | Yes |