Montana Department of Justice

The Montana Department of Justice is a state law enforcement agency of Montana. The Department is equivalent to the State Bureau of Investigation in other states.

The Montana Attorney General, currently Republican Austin Knudsen, heads the agency.

Responsibilities
The Attorney General serves as 1 of 5 members of the state Land Board. The Land Board oversees the money generated from 5.2 million acres of land in the state.

The Montana Attorney General acts as the supervisor for the 56 County Attorneys in the State.

Territorial attorneys general

 * Thomas J. Lowry (1881–1882)
 * John A. Johnston (1883–1884)
 * William H. Hunt (1885–1887)
 * William E. Cullen (1887–1889)
 * John B. Clayberg (1889–1889)