How To Do A Background Check For Employment
Learn how to run a background check for employment to make informed, fair, and compliant hiring decisions
Montana Background Checks
What are Montana employment background check laws?
We update this overview of Montana background check laws and ban-the-box rules often. But laws change quickly, and we cannot guarantee all information is current. Always consult your attorney for legal advice.
- FCRA
- District Laws
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Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
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State Laws
Montana Code Annotated 2003 31-3-112 – Obsolete information
Our Take: Under this provision, background checks cannot include any criminal information that is more than 7 years old, and cannot contain information about an applicant’s bankruptcy if the date of judgment is more than 14 years old.