County Attorney
What does this office do?
- Deciding which crimes get charged and which are dropped
- Making plea deals and asking for sentences
- Working with police on criminal cases
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties,
Candidates:
Republican · Incumbent
James Lapotka is the Lake County Attorney, whose office prosecutes felonies and some misdemeanors. He has pressed state leaders to fix mental health evaluation backlogs and jail crowding that delay or end prosecutions.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Sources: electionresults.mt.gov2