Updated 07/02/2022
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Montana’s Three-Tier System
The Department of Corrections or the sentencing court designates a tier level that assesses the risk each offender poses for committing similar offenses in the future:
Offenders without a tier level - Some sexual offenders may not have a tier-level designation. Since the tier-level system was not enacted in Montana until 1997, sexual offenders sentenced prior to that year may not have a tier level. Sexual offenders may not have a tier level designation if:
The Department of Corrections or the sentencing court designates a tier level that assesses the risk each offender poses for committing similar offenses in the future:
- Level 1 Sexual Offenders - the risk of a repeat sexual offense is low
- Level 2 Sexual Offenders - the risk of a repeat sexual offense is moderate
- Level 3 Sexual Offenders - the risk of a repeat sexual offense is high, there is a threat to public safety, and an evaluator believes the offender is a sexually violent predator
Offenders without a tier level - Some sexual offenders may not have a tier-level designation. Since the tier-level system was not enacted in Montana until 1997, sexual offenders sentenced prior to that year may not have a tier level. Sexual offenders may not have a tier level designation if:
- they were incarcerated prior to 1997
- they were not incarcerated after 1997
- the sentencing judge did not assign them a tier level