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Photographs and fingerprints taken at arrest or summons must be returned to the person if no charges are filed, no conviction is obtained, or the conviction is invalidated. Mont. Code Ann. § 44-5-202.

There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses.

The procedure is automatic. For the specific procedure, see Mont. Code Ann. § 44-5-202(8).

There is no statutory language regarding fees.

State repository sends photographs and fingerprints taken at arrest or summons to the arresting agency, which returns them to the person. Mont. Code Ann. § 44-5-202(8).

For an application to expunge the records, visit here.

There is no statutory language regarding a waiting period.