5. Arrest records.

An initial arrest report is public criminal justice information.   Law enforcement must provide the information below as a part of a public initial arrest record. 42 Mont. A.G. Op. 119 (1988). If the information is in electronic form, the law enforcement agency must provide a copy of that information to a requester and cannot charge a fee exceeding the cost of the report. Mont. Code Ann. § 2-6-110. The initial arrest record must include the facts and circumstances of arrest, including but not limited to:

1) day and time of arrest;

2) exact place of arrest; 

3) resistance by the person arrested; 

4) pursuit of the person arrested; and 

5) use of weapons