MT SB69

County attorneys must report to the attorney general once annually (by June 1) instead of twice annually (January 1 and June 1) on child sexual abuse and exploitation cases

Reports must now include the number of cases that have not resulted in prosecution or declination within 2 years of the initial report, along with the basis for the delay

Attorney general's annual report to the legislature must now include defendant initials for those charged, convicted, and sentenced in child sexual abuse cases from department referrals

Department must advise the attorney general when it believes prosecution should be pursued for sexual abuse or exploitation cases that have not been charged

Reports of child abuse or neglect involving sexual abuse or exploitation must now include names of alleged perpetrators when disclosed, effective immediately upon passage